Google’s Bard is now available for those under 18 with special features for young people

Google adds and continues its path in the world of artificial intelligence and has just announced that Bard, its famous AI-based chatbot, is now ready to help teenagers. From today, this platform will be available in most countries, allowing kids ages 13 and up—or a little older in some places—to jump right into Bard..

“Teens can use Bard to find inspiration, discover new hobbies, and solve everyday problems. For example, they might ask Bard for advice on writing a class president’s speech, suggestions on which colleges to apply to, or ways to learn a new sport. like pickleball,” explains Google on its blog.

As if this were not enough, the experience scales to a new level with interactive math learning built into Bard. By typing or uploading an image of a mathematical equation, the chatbot He will not limit himself to giving the answer; goes further, offering step-by-step explanations on how to solve it.

Prior to this update, access to Google Bard was limited to users over 18 years of age. in the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland and the United Kingdom. However, with this new version, Google has extended access to adolescents aged 13 and older in other countries.

Bard now becomes a learning tool for the youngest

“Bard will also be able to help with data visualization. With this new capability, Bard can generate graphs from tables or data included in a message, such as if a teenager asks Bard to show in a bar graph how many hours he worked as a volunteer for a few months,” they add.

“FOSI research found that most teens and parents expect GenAI skills to be an important part of their future,” says Stephen Balkam, founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute. “Google’s thoughtful approach to expanding Bard access to teens represents an important step in offering teens the opportunity to explore this technology with appropriate safeguards.”

Apart from these new features, Google reports that guides and resources will be included, as well as videos with advice on how to use generative AI responsibly and get the most out of the functionalities of this chatbot.