Gemini : Simple Guide for Beginners
The Conversational AI from Google!
Google announced its conversational generative artificial intelligence chatbot Bard, the main competitor of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In December 2023, Google took it further by launching more advanced version with the name Gemini 1.0. Currently Gemini 1.5 version is available (as of now when this article is being updated). Google has already started integrating it’s AI to its other popular services like Maps, Hotels, Flights, Youtube, Workspaces. Google Search also offers AI capabilities during search as experimental. The original document was written when Bard was there but it is still relevant for new version of Google AI tool which is Gemini.
What is Gemini [Bard]?
Gemini is Google’s conversational AI chatbot powered by Large Language Model (LLM). Initial version of Bard was based on LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) but currently it uses most advanced version of LLM which is PaLM 2 (Pathways Language Model 2). Gemini is trained on a massive dataset of text and code, and can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.
What can Gemini [Bard] do?
Gemini is newer and better version of Google AI tool, it can perform several things. It can answer your questions in a comprehensive and informative way, write code, solve math problem, translate languages in a way that is fluent and sounds natural. It can also generate different kinds of creative content, such as stories, poems, scripts, musical pieces, email, letters, etc.
Why is Gemini [Bard] useful?
Gemini can help you learn new things to expand your knowledge and students can get benefit out of it. It can help content writers to generate different creative content which can help them to come up with new ideas and be more creative. Gemini can help to complete task faster, this will in turn help you to be more productive and free up your time which you can invest in other things. It can also help you stay up-to-date with current news, events, trending topics, etc. Anybody wants to learn something new, Gemini can help to answer queries, provide relevant information and the list goes on.
Gemini’s [Bard’s] Response – What to keep in mind?
AI is still relatively new but it can still help in lot of aspects. Gemini is trained with tons of data but it is not perfect, and it’s a tool. You need to know and decide how to use its full potential. It may not always generate perfect response and it may even sometimes generate responses that are incorrect, misleading, or biased. So, you should not always blindly rely on the response and must do your own validation before use it or taking any decision based on the response.
Some tips for using Gemini [Bard]
The response from Gemini is dependent on the question or prompt you enter. If your questions or prompts are clear, straightforward and specific then Gemini will understand it better and will provide good response. The more specific you are, the better Gemini will be able to understand what you are asking for. No special codes or commands are needed while interacting with Gemini, just talk to it as if you are taking to another human in natural way. If you do not get satisfactory response then be patient and try rephrasing the questions or provide more context or information.
Gemini [Bard] Vs OpenAI Chat GPT
Both are AI chatbots, can perform similar tasks using their own language model. Chat GPT is currently much more popular and produces better responses but it has got it’s limitation also, like it’s responses are based on up to 2021 data (as of writing this article). Whereas, Gemini can provide response on the latest news, event, things. Gemini also offers something very useful, the Google button for fact check, if you click on it will validate the response against data available in Google and it is very helpful. Gemini also shows photos in its response, which free version of Chat GPT 3.5 does not offer.
How to use Gemini [Bard]?
To use Gemini, go to official Gemini page, then sign in with your Google account and start using it. You can also check this step by step guide on how to Sign UP and Login for more details.
Conclusion
Gemini is a powerful AI tool and it is just the beginning of generative AI, Gemini certainly has potential to change the way we use thing in our daily work and life currently. Google search experience is going to be exiting with Gemini. It has lot of potential with many use cases, the future of Gemini is limited only by our imagination.