Extensions are coming to make Google Bard better

Google launched Bard, its AI chatbot, not too long ago, and it’s proven to be a formidable bot. While this is true, Google announced that Bard was going to eventually incorporate extensions to make it more useful. That day will arrive soon, and here’s a look at what to expect (thanks to 9To5Google).

Google Bard has come a long way since it first launched. First, it was merely a “Google-ified” version of ChatGPT with a few drawbacks. Now, it’s much more of a useful tool. It can integrate with services like Google Docs and Gmail. Also, when you Google something, you’ll see AI-generated answers to your search above the search results. There’s a lot that it can do, and you can read here to check it out.

Google Bard is getting extensions

Bard is great on its own, but everything’s better when we reach out. Google announced some new extensions during Google I/O this year, and they’re going to land soon.

Bard will eventually integrate with Adobe Firefly. This is the company’s suite of generative AI models. With this integration, you will be able to use the text-to-image capabilities right from Bard. You’ll also be able to edit those images using Adobe Express.

Next, if you want to turn to Bard to track down plane tickets or check hotel prices, you’ll be able to soon. It will be able to tap into different services and pull information about products and services that constantly change.

Next, and this should come as no surprise. This would have put the nail in ChatGPT’s coffin if the latter wasn’t so popular. Google Bard will be able to integrate with more of Google’s first-party services. We’re talking about integrating seamlessly with popular services like Gmail, Drive, Maps, Docs, and more. We can also expect tight integration with Google Workspace to boost productivity.

There are at least nine extensions down the pipeline

9To5Google’s Dylan Roussel was able to enable an early preview of the extensions that are set to come. He was able to find the extensions menu that will let people enable and disable them. These extensions are Google Flights, Google Hotels, Google Maps, Instacart, Kayak, OpenTable, Redfin, YouTube, and Zillow.

We don’t know exactly when Google is going to bring these extensions to the public, but it shouldn’t be too long. If you’re part of the Google Bard Labs program, you’ll want to keep your eye open for these extensions.