Bard Gets an Upgrade? 'Bard Advanced' Leaks 🦾

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Leaks suggest that Google has a significant update for Bard coming in the following months, leveraging its yet-to-be-released model, Gemini Ultra. A significant step to keep up with the likes of ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

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• Bard Gets an Upgrade? 'Bard Advanced' Leaks 🦾

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Bard Gets an Upgrade? 'Bard Advanced' Leaks🦾

Google appears to be developing an upgraded, paid version of its AI chatbot Bard called "Bard Advanced", according to some leaks shared by  developer Dylan Roussel on X

Details:

• Bard Advanced would run on Google's most advanced AI model, Gemini Ultra, making it more capable at math, reasoning, etc.

• Screenshots show Google working on new features like "Motoko" to create custom bots and a "power up" to improve Bard prompts

• Other additions in the works: a Gallery to explore Bard's capabilities, task tracking for long jobs, custom backgrounds on shared content

It is still unclear if/when these features will launch, but their development shows Google is gearing up to take on top AI services like GPT Plus. This upgraded Bard version looks set to really step up its game.

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DeepMind's Latest Breakthroughs for Smarter Robots

Google DeepMind has unveiled several exciting new AI innovations designed to enhance robots' real-world capabilities. These advances could pave the way for smarter, more autonomous bots that can take on more complex tasks.

• AutoRT: Scalable Robot Training with large AI Models

AutoRT leverages the power of large language and visual AI models to train multiple robots at once across diverse environments and tasks. Over 7 months, AutoRT safely coached up to 20 robots concurrently, compiling a rich dataset.

• SARA-RT: More Efficient Robotic Transformers

SARA-RT optimizes the efficiency of robot transformers by reducing computational complexity.

• RT Trajectory: Improved Motion Generalization

By overlaying visual trajectory cues onto robot arm motions in training videos, RT Trajectory significantly boosts models' ability to generalize motions to new tasks. In tests, RT Trajectory more than doubled success rates versus prior methods.

The combination of these innovations points toward more versatile, efficient, and capable assistive robots. DeepMind aims to integrate these approaches to endow robots with expanded real-world skills and intuition.

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