Google will soon let Gemini subscribers create custom chatbots that can serve as a gym buddy, cooking partner, writing editor, and more. Users can give the chatbots — called Gems — distinct personalities and specialties by simply describing a set of instructions.
Google’s custom AI chatbots have arrived
You can create your own Gems — or chatbots — to help you plan gardens, edit your writing, create workout routines, and more.
You can create your own Gems — or chatbots — to help you plan gardens, edit your writing, create workout routines, and more.
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Google first introduced Gems during I/O in May. In an example prompt shown by Google, users can create a “knowledgeable, casual, and friendly” Gem that can help people plan low- or no-water gardens. For users who don’t want to create a custom chatbot right away, Google is offering some premade Gems, including a learning coach, an idea brainstormer, a career guide, a coding partner, and an editor.
Google is rolling out Gems to Gemini Advanced, Gemini Business, and Gemini Enterprise users on mobile and desktop devices in over 150 countries and “most” languages.
Google likely launched Gems to catch up to OpenAI, which started letting users create their own chatbots months ago. OpenAI takes things a step further by letting users share custom GPTs through its store.
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