Google would be developing an improved version of its AI chatbot Bard, called “Bard Advanced”, which will be available through a paid subscription to Google One, as shared by developer Dylan Roussel on Twitter.
Roussel states in his publication that Bard Advanced would work with Gemini Ultra, the top level of the recently announced large language model by Google. This is an improvement over the current version of Bard, which uses Gemini Pro, the middle level.
One of the screenshots shared by Roussel describes Bard Advanced as a “larger language model with advanced mathematical and reasoning abilities”. The developer Bedros Pamboukian also discovered a code string that suggests Google is working on an “advanced” level.
In addition, Roussel found more updates than the ones he shared screenshots of, including a feature codenamed “Motoko” that could allow users to create custom bots. However, there is no indication whether users will be able to share these bots or if they will have to pay to access this feature. Last year, OpenAI announced that it will allow GPT Plus subscribers to create and share custom bots.
Google could also introduce a new “powering up” feature that uses AI to enhance and improve the instructions you give to Bard. According to Roussel, there is also mention of a “Gallery” section that, as speculated, will allow you to “explore different topics to see what you can do with Bard”.
Other small adjustments revealed by the screenshots include a new “tasks” tab that users could use to keep track of longer jobs they are working on Bard, such as image generation, and a way to add a custom background for Bard’s prompts shared by users.
