Google has been a leader in developing advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning models way before the generative AI craze began.
However, the company's generative AI efforts have paled in comparison to those of competitors, such as OpenAI and Microsoft, who are currently dominating the space with ChatGPT and Bing Chat. Even Google's direct answer to those services, Google Bard, has been underwhelming and fallen short of expectations.
Also: What is Google Bard? Here's everything you need to know
To accelerate its growth and hopefully bridge the innovation gap, Google unveiled new AI and software at Google I/O. Some of the highlights included a much-needed new and improved Bard, a brand new large language model, and a generative AI developer interface.
Here's a roundup of what Google announced and how you can take advantage.
