Google is reportedly preparing to rebrand its Bard chatbot as Gemini, according to a leaked changelog. The update reveals a paid "Advanced" tier powered by Gemini Ultra with enhanced multimodal and coding capabilities, alongside a dedicated mobile app. Why it matters: Google is unifying its AI brand to take on ChatGPT Plus directly.
Google looks ready to lock its smartest model behind a paywall. Newly discovered code reveals a "Bard Advanced" tier powered by Gemini Ultra, likely bundled into a paid Google One subscription. The leak also hints at custom bots and prompt-polishing tools designed to take the fight directly to ChatGPT Plus.
A developer just rebuilt Google's heavily edited Gemini video demo using OpenAI's GPT-4V to prove real-time multimodal interaction is already possible. The custom setup correctly handled hand gestures, live drawings, and rock-paper-scissors in real time, with the open-source code now shared on GitHub.
Google just got caught exaggerating the coolest part of its Gemini launch. The viral hands-on video showing real-time, snappy multimodal interaction was actually stitched together using still image frames and hidden text prompts. Why it matters: Google needs a win against OpenAI, but staging demos only poisons trust in its real capabilities.
