Artificial Intelligence

Google waves goodbye to Bard and says hello to Gemini as it goes all in on AI

Company looks to go up against ChatGPT with both a free and paid version of its AI chatbot which has been rebranded and will now be known as Gemini

Google’s chatbot, which has been known as Bard and was its answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will now be called Gemini. Picture: Bloomberg

Google has rebranded its chatbot and rolled out a new subscription plan that will give people access to its most powerful artificial intelligence model, in a move that places it squarely in competition with rival OpenAI.

Google’s chatbot, which has been known as Bard and was its answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will now be called Gemini. A version will continue to be available for free, but people willing to pay $19.99 for a monthly subscription ...