Google just rolled out 110 new languages to Google Translate powered by its PaLM 2 model, marking its biggest expansion ever. The update opens up translation to more than 614 million speakers—around 8% of the global population—spanning from widely requested tongues like Cantonese to reviving Indigenous languages like Manx. PaLM 2 makes it far easier for models to learn closely related dialects without abundant standalone training data.
Google just rolled out Bard Extensions, allowing the AI to pull personal context directly from Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, and YouTube in a single prompt. Powered by an upgraded PaLM 2 model, the update also adds a double-check button that verifies claims against Google Search. It is currently available in English, with privacy controls to disable workspace access anytime.
Google just dropped a massive update to Vertex AI at its Cloud Next conference. PaLM 2 gets a 32k-token context window alongside quality boosts to Imagen and Codey, while third-party heavyweights like Claude 2 and Llama 2 join its Model Garden. With new extensions and enterprise search tools, Google is making a direct bid to outflank AWS Bedrock.
Google is preparing to deploy its new PaLM 2 model across its advertising engine and YouTube, according to internal documents reported by CNBC. Advertisers will be able to automatically generate media assets, while YouTube creators can get AI-suggested video concepts and titles. Faced with cooling revenue growth, Google is racing to turn generative AI into a direct moneymaker.
Google just announced that Colab is adding AI coding features powered by its new Codey models. Users will soon get natural language code generation, smart autocomplete, and a built-in coding chatbot right in their notebooks. It rolls out first to U.S. paid subscribers before expanding to free users and other regions.
Google just opened Bard to over 180 countries and territories, completely scrapping its waitlist. Powered by the newly integrated PaLM 2 model, the AI chatbot adds Japanese and Korean support, dark mode, and one-click export to Gmail and Docs, with Google Lens image prompts and Adobe Firefly integrations rolling out soon.
Google just unveiled its next-gen PaLM 2 language model at I/O, powering the newly updated Bard and serving as the foundation for the company's latest AI updates. Instead of chasing pure parameter scale, PaLM 2 sharpens logic, math, and support for over 100 languages. It also spawns specialized variants like Codey and Med-PaLM 2, plus a mobile version hitting 20 tokens per second.
Google is reportedly planning to launch its latest large language model, PaLM 2, at its developer conference this week. Internal documents show the model supports over 100 languages with advanced coding and math skills, alongside new generative experiences rolling out to Bard, Search, and Workspace. Why it matters: Google is ramping up its defense against Microsoft and OpenAI by aggressively injecting generative AI across its flagship products.
