Gemini (chatbot)

This article is about the chatbot. For the language model, see Gemini (language model).

Gemini
Developer(s)Google AI
Initial releaseMarch 21, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-03-21)
Stable release(s) [±]
Model1.5 / 14 May 2024; 4 months ago (2024-05-14)[1]
Android app1.0.667532867 / 27 August 2024; 33 days ago (2024-08-27)[2]
Operating system
Available in46 languages[3]
239 countries and regions[3]
TypeChatbot
LicenseProprietary[4]
Websitegemini.google.com/app Edit this at Wikidata

Gemini, formerly known as Bard, is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Google. Based on the large language model (LLM) of the same name, it was launched in 2023 after being developed as a direct response to the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT. It was previously based on PaLM, and initially the LaMDA family of large language models.

LaMDA had been developed and announced in 2021, but it was not released to the public out of an abundance of caution. OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 and its subsequent popularity caught Google executives off-guard, prompting a sweeping response in the ensuing months. After mobilizing its workforce, the company launched Bard in a limited capacity in March 2023 before expanding to other countries in May. Bard took center stage during the 2023 Google I/O keynote in May and was upgraded to the Gemini LLM in December. In February 2024, Bard and Duet AI, another artificial intelligence product from Google, were unified under the Gemini brand, coinciding with the launch of an Android app.

Gemini has received lukewarm responses. It became the center of controversy in February 2024, when social media users reported that it was generating historically inaccurate images of historical figures as people of color, with conservative commentators decrying its alleged bias as "wokeness".

  1. ^ "Gemini Apps' release updates & improvements". Gemini. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Google Gemini". Google Play. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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