ChatGPT rival Bard launches in Europe and Brazil

Google's parent company has announced the rollout of its chatbot rival to ChatGPT in the European Union and Brazil, as tech firms ramp up their competition to dominate artificial intelligence. Bard is now available in 27 EU countries and Brazil, as well as 40 new languages, including Arabic, Chinese, German, Hindi and Spanish, Alphabet said on Thursday. "Curiosity and imagination are the driving forces behind human creativity," Bard's product lead Jack Krawczyk and vice president Amarnag Subramanya said in a blog post. "Whether it's a child inventing a game, friends dreaming up their next adventure, or an entrepreneur coming up with a new business idea, our ability to imagine new possibilities is one of our most innate human qualities. That's why we created Bard: to help you explore that curiosity, augment your imagination and ultimately get your ideas off the ground – not just by answering your questions, but by helping you build on them."