What and Why with Bard Experiment

1. Help with coding

• What: Bard can now help you code in over 20 programming languages. When Bard generates Python code, you can also export and test the code directly in Google Colab. Try prompting Bard for help with languages like C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript and even Google Sheets functions.
• Why: People of all levels of programming experience, from beginners to experienced engineers, can use Bard to help with coding, whether it’s by generating and exporting code, debugging code or explaining how code works. Use discretion and carefully test and review all code for errors, bugs and vulnerabilities before relying on it.

2. Adding more variety to drafts

• What: When you view other drafts, you’ll now see a wider range of options that are more distinct from each other.
• Why: A wider range of more distinct drafts can help expand your creative explorations.

3. Access for Google Workspace accounts

• What: Google Workspace admins can now enable Bard for their domains, allowing their users to access Bard using their Workspace accounts.
• Why: When signed into your administrator-enabled Google Workspace account, you can now use Bard to help with work, research or other business needs.

4. Expanding access to Bard in more countries and languages

• What: You can now collaborate with Bard in Japanese and Korean, in addition to US English. We have also expanded access to Bard in all three languages to over 180 countries and territories.
• Why: As we continue to build Bard responsibly with more real-world feedback, we're gradually expanding access to more languages, countries and regions over time.

5. Export to Google Docs and Gmail

• What: We've added new one-click options to export content generated by Bard, including formatting, directly into Google Docs and Gmail.
• Why: We want to speed up and simplify your workflow by giving you a way to export Bard’s responses and edit them directly in these Google Workspace apps.

6. Read more comfortably in dim light

• What: We’ve launched Dark theme on Bard, giving you the ability to easily switch Bard’s appearance between a light background with dark text and a dark background with light text.
• Why: Dark theme can make using Bard easier on your eyes in dim light.

7. More concise summaries

• What: We’ve updated Bard with better summarization capabilities by incorporating advances we’ve developed in our large language models.
• Why: We’re making Bard better at summarizing information, which is especially helpful when you want to get the gist of a topic quickly. Bard won’t always get it right, but will keep improving with your feedback.

8. Making sources more useful

• What: Bard can now help you identify which parts of a response match a source. For the responses with sources, you’ll see numbers alongside the response. By clicking on the numbers you will now be able to identify the section of the text that matches the source and easily navigate to it.
• Why: We want to make it easier for you to understand which parts of a response match a source and provide you with source links in line with the text.