Google Assistant's Evolution for Smarter, Personalized Assistance
05.10.2023 posted by Admin
At the recent Made by Google event held on Wednesday, Google unveiled an exciting development: the integration of its Bard AI chatbot into the Google Assistant. This new feature combines Bard's "generative reasoning" with the personalized assistance capabilities of Google Assistant to deliver smarter responses tailored to mobile users. The release of this feature is expected in the next few months, and it's worth noting that rumors about it had been circulating since the summer.
During the event's keynote, Sissie Hsiao, Google's VP of Assistant and Bard, emphasized the ambition to transform Assistant into a profoundly capable personal assistant. While Assistant already excels at handling quick tasks such as setting timers, providing weather updates, and making calls, the vision is to empower it to do much more. According to Hsiao, the technology needed to bring this vision to life has finally emerged.
Much like Amazon's recent introduction of Alexa with generative AI, Google's Assistant with Bard seeks to offer a more personalized and sophisticated level of assistance compared to the relatively basic smartphone assistants we've become accustomed to over the past decade. Google envisions Assistant with Bard assisting users with tasks like trip planning, email searches, creating shopping lists, and sending messages. Users can engage with it through text, voice, or images, fostering more natural and context-rich conversations compared to the traditional Google Assistant.
Hsiao provided an illustrative example during a product demonstration: Imagine you and your friends are out on a hike with your dog, and you come across a trail junction. You can snap a photo of the trail marker and ask, "Which path is best for a group with a small dog?" Assistant with Bard can quickly guide you to the North Trail. The demonstration also showcased how this conversational interface enables users to craft a charming social media caption for their dog, marking a novel way to interact with your phone.
Google acknowledges that this feature is still in the early stages of development and plans to roll it out to early testers soon. Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users will be among the first to experience it in the coming months. Furthermore, Google intends to make it available for both Android and iOS users in the future.
During the event's keynote, Sissie Hsiao, Google's VP of Assistant and Bard, emphasized the ambition to transform Assistant into a profoundly capable personal assistant. While Assistant already excels at handling quick tasks such as setting timers, providing weather updates, and making calls, the vision is to empower it to do much more. According to Hsiao, the technology needed to bring this vision to life has finally emerged.
Much like Amazon's recent introduction of Alexa with generative AI, Google's Assistant with Bard seeks to offer a more personalized and sophisticated level of assistance compared to the relatively basic smartphone assistants we've become accustomed to over the past decade. Google envisions Assistant with Bard assisting users with tasks like trip planning, email searches, creating shopping lists, and sending messages. Users can engage with it through text, voice, or images, fostering more natural and context-rich conversations compared to the traditional Google Assistant.
Hsiao provided an illustrative example during a product demonstration: Imagine you and your friends are out on a hike with your dog, and you come across a trail junction. You can snap a photo of the trail marker and ask, "Which path is best for a group with a small dog?" Assistant with Bard can quickly guide you to the North Trail. The demonstration also showcased how this conversational interface enables users to craft a charming social media caption for their dog, marking a novel way to interact with your phone.
Google acknowledges that this feature is still in the early stages of development and plans to roll it out to early testers soon. Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users will be among the first to experience it in the coming months. Furthermore, Google intends to make it available for both Android and iOS users in the future.