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The latest generation of AI chatbots can be useful for providing worldwide facts, figures and data. But ask them about anything in their neighborhood, and they’ll stumble. Now Google Bard is providing an option to better deliver relevant information based on your location.
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Open Google Bard now, and a notification will pop up asking if you want to use your device’s precise location. If you agree, AI will take a page from Google’s search engine, Maps app and other products to find your exact location. You can then ask the bard for travel directions or advice on local sights, and it will provide the right information based on your surroundings.
With Bard, Google by default already uses your home and work addresses (if you’ve provided them) as well as your IP address to try to trace your location. But these options can be imprecise because you might not be at home or work, and an IP address will only point to a general area, depending on your Internet provider. Allowing Bard to receive your exact location may provide more specific and relevant results for certain queries and requests.
How to try Bard’s new location sharing
click on the link use precise location Which appears in the notification. If you missed the opportunity, you can still enable the option. After you’ve submitted at least one question or query to Bard, look at the bottom of the left sidebar. You should see the name of a nearby city or other area with a notice that it is from your IP address. To grant access to your specific location, click on the link from your ip address,
A popup window shows your approximate location. click on the button for use precise location, Refresh the page, and Locations and the bottom of the sidebar will now list your specific city or town.
However, location sharing might not work right away. This is because it may take some time for Google to actually locate your exact region.
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Give it some time. Then type in and submit a prompt that relates to something local, such as “show me directions to Boston” or “recommend a local Mexican restaurant.” Responses should take into account your current location.
Of course, giving the bard your exact location opens up the age-old issue of convenience versus privacy. As you do with other Google apps and services, you need to consider the merits and demerits of such an option.
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Would you like Google to know your exact location so that you can more easily use Bard to find relevant and local information? Or would you rather keep things more casual and hang on to a great deal of privacy? It is up to each person to decide. To learn more about how Google uses your location with services like Search and Bard, check out this help page,
