Google is opening its ChatGPT rival Bard to public, but you may not be able to use it yet

Google announced its ChatGPT rival — Bard — back in February this year. Ever since then, the company has been making this technology accessible to users in more and more ways. For instance, Google, earlier this month, announced that it is bringing the capabilities of its generative AI to Workspace. Now, just a few days later, the company has announced that it is opening Google Bard to the public. Also Read: How ChatGPT Can Help You Learn A New Language

“Today we’re starting to open access to Bard, an early experiment that lets you collaborate with generative AI,” Google wrote in a blog post. Also Read: Google One Cloud Gets Diwali Discounts: Plans Start At Just Rs 11 For Three Months

“You can use Bard to boost your productivity, accelerate your ideas and fuel your curiosity. You might ask Bard to give you tips to reach your goal of reading more books this year, explain quantum physics in simple terms or spark your creativity by outlining a blog post. We’ve learned a lot so far by testing Bard, and the next critical step in improving it is to get feedback from more people,” the company added.

However, there is a catch. Not everyone can access and use all of Google Bard’s advanced capabilities just yet. Announcing the development, Google and Alphabet Inc Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichai, said that initially, this feature will be available to users in the US and UK as an early experiment. Interested people living in the US or UK who want to try out Bard can do so by signing up for it on bard.google.com.

We’re expanding access to Bard in US + UK with more countries ahead, it’s an early experiment that lets you collaborate with generative AI. Hope Bard sparks more creativity and curiosity, and will get better with feedback. Sign up: https://t.co/C1ibWrqTDr https://t.co/N8Dzx1m0fc

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) March 21, 2023

However, if you are living elsewhere in the world, you will have to wait a little longer. Google says that it plans to make its generative AI, that is, Google Bard, available to more users across the globe in the coming months. This means that while users in India may not have early access to Google Bard just yet, they should get the access in the coming months.