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Google has an extremely powerful AI chatbot called Bard. It’s already proven to be a useful and very capable chatbot, and Google has integrated it into several of its products. While the company is working on Bard, it’s also developing Gemini. But, what is Gemini and how is it going to be an improvement over Bard?
That’s what this guide is going to go over. We’ll talk about what it is and answer any questions that people may have about it. This article will constantly be updated, so you should definitely check back every now and then to see what new capabilities have been added.
What is Google Gemini?
Think of Gemini as Bard on steroids. Better yet, think of it as Google’s equivalent to OpenAI’s GPT-4. GPT-4 is a much more powerful version of ChatGPT 3.5, and it will have the ability to generate more than just text.
This is similar to Gemini. Just like Bard, it will be able to generate text as per your input, but it will go further than that. In general, Gemini will be a set of powerful LLMs (large language models) that will work in tandem as an entity in and of itself. It’s going to be a much more powerful and capable version of Bard and probably more powerful than GPT-4.
Who is Gemini going to be targeted towards?
It seems that Gemini will be targeted towards business professionals who need a powerful AI tool. It’s expected to be more powerful than Bard, and it will be able to process a ton of data. We’re sure that average users will find a use for it, but its primary demographic could be business professionals.
Will Gemini be better than ChatGPT?
Right now, it seems that Gemini will be much more powerful than GPT-4. We will need to wait for both to launch in order to tell for sure, but Gemini could take the cake in this battle.
Gemini will be multimodal. What does that mean?
Multimodal means that a model is able to process and output more than one type of media. For example, a multimodal model will be able to output both text and images. This is expected to be the case with Gemini. It’s expected to be able to generate images based on your text or image input.
How many tokens will Gemini be able to process?
This information isn’t official, but rumor has it that Gemini could have up to 1 million tokens. Think of tokens as bits of information that a chatbot can “remember”. A token can be as small as a character and as large as a word.
If you type in “I had a bad day”, that’s four tokens, and the chatbot will remember that information when speaking to you. Say, if you type an entire novel into Gemini (let’s say the novel is 50,000 tokens), and Gemini can remember up to 100,000 tokens, then it will remember every bit of information in the book, and it will be able to use that information when generating its responses.
For context, GPT-4 can currently process up to 8,000 tokens. That’s more than enough for most queries, but it’s nowhere near what Gemini is rumored to do.
How many parameters will Gemini have?
Along with tokens, parameters are another aspect of an advanced AI model. This information is still rumored, but Gemini could have over a trillion parameters. GPT-4 is said to have up to 1.7 trillion parameters. We’ll have to wait until we see both models at their full potential.
Who has access to Gemini?
At the time of writing this article, Google is testing Gemini on a limited number of companies. It’s currently testing a smaller version of Gemini with them.
Will Gemini cost money to use?
At this point, we don’t know if Google will charge to use Gemini. It seems possible, however. Bard is free to use, so it would make sense for Google to charge for the more powerful model. We’ll need to wait for the official launch to know for sure.
Will Gemini be better at preventing hallucinations?
This is an important area for AI. Hallucinations occur when an AI model generates facts out of thin air. These facts are not based on any actual information, and it’s almost always completely wrong. This is what happened when Bard was unveiled.
According to a person who was able to try out an early version of Gemini, it seems to be better for avoiding hallucinations.
Will Gemini replace Google Bard?
Not likely. Bard has already been implemented into several Google products. It could be similar to what OpenAI is doing. The company has ChatGPT 3.5 as the lightweight consumer-facing product and GPT-4 as the more advanced one. OpenAI is still developing both.
This could be the case with Gemini. Bard could be the user-facing product that you’ll use in your daily life while Gemini could be the more advanced product to be used for more advanced tasks.
How many versions will there be?
At the moment, we don’t know how many versions of Gemini Google will launch. We know that it will launch a smaller version of the model to the general public. This could be for the average user. However, the company is rumored to launch a much larger version for more professional use.
When will it launch?
Currently, we don’t have an exact date for when Google is going to release Gemini. The company is currently testing a version of it with different companies. This could point to a release in the near future. We know that the company plans to launch it sometime later this year.