While previously known as Bard, Google's powerful AI assistant has shed its old name to reflect its true nature – a versatile AI toolkit named Gemini. Google Gemini AI isn't just a cosmetic ...

Since its Bard flub in 2023, Google has rebranded Bard to Gemini and transformed into an AI shipping machine. Last month, it launched over 100 new AI products and features at I/O, its annual ...

Gemini actually started out as a totally different and more limited Google AI, named Bard. Gemini’s development began as such with its initial release in December 2023.

In Google’s defense, at least we’re not calling any of these things Bard. That was Google’s original name for its AI chatbot during the Great Chatbot Rush of 2023.