Gemini (chatbot)

Gemini, formerly known as Bard, is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Google. Based on the large language model (LLM) of the same name and developed as a direct response to the meteoric rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT, it was launched in a limited capacity in March 2023 to lukewarm responses before expanding to other countries in May.

The chatbot was previously based on PaLM, and initially the LaMDA family of large language models. LaMDA was developed and announced in 2021, but it was not released to the public out of an abundance of caution. OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 and its subsequent popularity caught Google executives off-guard and sent them into a panic, prompting a sweeping response in the ensuing months. After mobilizing its workforce, the company launched Bard in February 2023; it took center stage during the 2023 Google I/O keynote in May, and was upgraded to the Gemini LLM in December. Bard and Duet AI were unified under the Gemini brand in February 2024.