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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences By Reece Rogers | 12.12.23 Google has launched its Gemini AI model. A version of the model, called Gemini Pro, is available inside of the Bard chatbot right now. Also, anyone with a Pixel 8 Pro can use a version of Gemini in their AI-suggested text replies with WhatsApp now, and with Gboard in the future. Only a sliver of Gemini is currently available. Future releases are expected to include multimodal capabilities, where a chatbot processes multiple forms of input and produces outputs in different ways. Just the text-based version has been added to Bard. Gemini is also only available in English, though Google plans to roll out support for other languages soon. As with previous generative AI updates from Google, Gemini is also not available in the European Union—for now. You can try out Gemini, Google's rival to ChatGPT, for free. It's super easy to access right inside Bard. Here's what you need to know. If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. How to Use Google's Gemini AI Right Now in Its Bard Chatbot You can try out Gemini, Google's rival to ChatGPT, for free. It's super easy to access right inside Bard. ADVERTISEMENT You Might Also Like Google Just Launched Gemini, Its Long-Awaited Answer to ChatGPT Google says Gemini, launching today inside the Bard chatbot, is its "most capable" AI model ever. It was trained on video, images, and audio as well as text. 11 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level Sure, anyone can use OpenAI's chatbot. But with smart engineering, you can get way more interesting results. Make ChatGPT Work for You With These Browser Extensions If the AI bot is going to stick around, you may as well get the most out of it. More Penguins Than Europeans Can Use Google Bard Nobody in the EU can access Google's Bard chatbot. But the 50,000 penguins who live on a dormant volcano in the South Atlantic can sign up right now. GET WIRED LIMITED TIME ONLY. Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus! Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   When you buy something using the retail links in this email, we earn a small affiliate commission. Read more about how this works.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions