Gemini (chatbot)

Gemini

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Developer(s)	Google AI
Initial release	March 21, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03-21)
Stable release(s) [±]
Model 2.5 / 25 March 2025; 25 days ago (2025-03-25)[1] Android app 1.0 (Build 741105040) / 27 March 2025; 23 days ago (2025-03-27)[2][3]
Operating system	Web app Android iOS
Predecessor	Google Assistant
Available in	46 languages[4] 239 countries and regions[4]
Type	Chatbot Virtual assistant
License	Proprietary[5]
Website	gemini.google.com

Gemini, formerly known as Bard, is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Google. Based on the large language model (LLM) of the same name, it was launched in 2023 in response to the rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT. It was previously based on the LaMDA and PaLM LLMs.

LaMDA had been developed and announced in 2021, but it was not released to the public out of an abundance of caution. OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 and its subsequent popularity caught Google executives off-guard, prompting a sweeping response in the ensuing months. After mobilizing its workforce, the company launched Bard in a limited capacity in March 2023 before expanding to other countries in May. Bard took center stage during the 2023 Google I/O keynote in May and was upgraded to the Gemini LLM in December. In February 2024, Bard and Duet AI, another artificial intelligence product from Google, were unified under the Gemini brand, coinciding with the launch of an Android app.

Gemini initially received lukewarm responses. It became the center of controversy in February 2024, when social media users reported that it was generating historically inaccurate images of historical figures as people of color, with people commenting on its bias as "wokeness".