With Image Generation, Bard AI Shows It Has Something to Prove

From CNET: With its first birthday right around the corner, Google's conversational AI tool Bard is getting another upgrade.

Early reviews found Bard lagged behind competing chatbots in part because its responses were less human-like. Since then, Google has integrated its AI model Gemini, which helped Bard expand its training beyond text to video, audio and photos, and it is now attempting to make further strides in utility as generative AI remains a hot ticket.

In a blog post on Thursday, Bard Product Lead Jack Krawczyk said the tool now allows users to generate images for free.

When someone types in a prompt, like, "create an image of a hot air balloon flying over the mountains at sunset," Bard generates what Google describes as "custom, wide-ranging visuals to help bring your idea to life."

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