Google's AI Chatbot Gets a New Name, New App and a New Price

The name evoked poetic qualities of a bygone era, but apparently not enough of our AI future. Starting Thursday, Google's Bard AI chatbot will be called Gemini, matching the AI model the company rolled out in December.Google's answer to ChatGPT debuted nearly a year ago to mixed reviews, but has since seen multiple updates including, most recently, the ability to generate images from text.The name change is intended to help people understand they're engaging with the Gemini AI model via the chatbot, said Si ...