Google announces opening Bard to 180 countries

Google announced it is opening Bard, a rival to Microsoft-backed Chat GPT, to 180 countries as it expands use of artificial intelligence across its platform. Executives at an annual Google developer’s conference in Silicon Valley said that generative AI will also be used to supercharge the tech giant's leading search engine.

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told thousands of developers at the event that "they have been applying AI to make their products radically more helpful for a while. He added that with generative AI, it is taking the next step.