Google Bets Big on AI with New Bard Assistant to Streamline Daily Life
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Google Assistant with Bard combines AI capabilities with the voice assistant to summarize emails, plan routes, and answer questions. It will roll out in the coming months.
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Google wants to shift smartphones away from just being small computers, and more towards AI-powered assistants that can help with daily tasks.
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Other big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple are also integrating AI into their assistant and productivity apps.
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Google envisions Bard allowing inter-app operability, with AI able to pull and synthesize info across apps to streamline processes.
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It remains to be seen how well Bard will work in real-world day-to-day use, but its capabilities shown so far are promising.
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