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Google Assistant

The name of Google's voice assistant for questions and device control. Google is moving parts of the experience to Gemini; feature availability depends on the device.

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Google Bard

The historical name of Google's chatbot, replaced by Gemini in February 2024. Bard used different models during its development. It should not be described as a separate current service permanently based on LaMDA.

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Google Gemini

The name of Google's AI model family and services using those models. The Gemini app succeeded Bard. Models and apps are different things; tools vary by product, version and plan.

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Grok AI

An AI assistant and model family developed by xAI. Tools can support research and content generation, depending on availability. An advertised conversational style is not evidence of accuracy; outputs still need verification.

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