Google Bard waitlist • Hacker News Board

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by illiarian » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:23 PM UTC

garblegarble wrote: post #10

It's at https://bard.google.com - I tried to join the waitlist but this is yet another Google service where Google Workspaces accounts simply don't work. Back to GPT-4 then!

It looks like it also uses a 7th design of the accounts popdown, and only allows one google account. Literally no one at Google understands how accounts work: https://grumpy.website/post/0PU1U2r3v (this was 5 years ago, nothing has changed)

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by mdorazio » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:24 PM UTC

JanSt wrote: post #26

Reading comments here: has anyone got access yet?

Nope. Even if you pass the criteria, it's still a waitlist. I'll update if they actually grant access today.

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by tomkaos » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:25 PM UTC

"Bard isn’t currently supported in your country." The fast adoption of ChatGTP was not is quality but the easy access. I hear about it and the day after I had a shortcut in my browser. If I need to have a reminder to check each week for "Is available yet ?" I will probably lost interest.

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by doomleika » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:25 PM UTC

`Bard isn’t currently supported in your country. Stay tuned!`

Yes, I understand the pressure is huge. But all those "soon" are not helping.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by cft » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:25 PM UTC

tantalor wrote: post #8

cft wrote: post #2

I am an American living in Spain, running an American company, paying US taxes. I am neither a Spanish citizen nor a permanent resident. Google decided that my accounts are Spanish and switched them. "Bard is not available in your country". My country is the USA. I wonder what's next, my American Google voice and Google Fi phone numbers so i lose US banking access? Be very scared of this Orwellian company.

> My country is the USA. You would prefer companies know your citizenship and immigration status, somehow verify that, and tie their services to it? And that would somehow preserve your privacy better than geolocation?

Yes, i can submit photos holding my passport with a piece of paper with a code written on it, my driver's license: somehow it's enough for the KYC in all crypto exchanges and in all online stock brokers, but Google won't take that.

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by vorpalhex » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:25 PM UTC

YPPH wrote: post #5

I cannot think of a legitimate basis to discriminate by country.

Laws, localization, language, the list goes on.

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by AlanYx » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #17

nwoli wrote: post #3

“Bard isn’t currently supported in your country” The waiting list to the waiting list to the waiting list…

I'm always fascinated to understand the "why" when something is allowed in the U.S. but not Canada. Especially so when it's also allowed in the U.K. We're basically a perfect (I'm sarcastically winking here) mix of those two countries! I'm guessing it's purely regulatory?

It's likely Part 3 of bill C-27 (the "Act respecting artificial intelligence systems and data used in artificial intelligence systems"). Google isn't going to launch Bard in Canada if they'll have to pull Bard once C-27 passes.

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by kderbyma » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

dna_polymerase wrote: post #6

> This Google Account isn’t supported > Bard does not currently support Google Workspace accounts or when our systems indicate you may be under 18 OpenAI takes my Google Workspace Account just fine. Nice job Google. Locking out a user who is on a >$25 enterprise plan with you. Why is every interaction with Google so stupid? Why can that multi-billion dollar company not deliver any good software?

Google has lost it completely. I realised when no one was bragging about working for Google or applying for Google about 5 or so years ago.....that it was no longer a cool place to work...just politicians with engineering titles.

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by rnosov » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #17

nwoli wrote: post #3

“Bard isn’t currently supported in your country” The waiting list to the waiting list to the waiting list…

I'm always fascinated to understand the "why" when something is allowed in the U.S. but not Canada. Especially so when it's also allowed in the U.K. We're basically a perfect (I'm sarcastically winking here) mix of those two countries! I'm guessing it's purely regulatory?

There is a big AI division of Google located in the UK (DeepMind). Could be related to that.

Re: Google Bard waitlist

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Post by ajross » Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

cft wrote: post #2

I am an American living in Spain, running an American company, paying US taxes. I am neither a Spanish citizen nor a permanent resident. Google decided that my accounts are Spanish and switched them. "Bard is not available in your country". My country is the USA. I wonder what's next, my American Google voice and Google Fi phone numbers so i lose US banking access? Be very scared of this Orwellian company.

The question isn't one of citizenship or abstract identity. The question is "Which laws will the content you are served be subject to?". If you don't want to be subject to Spanish law, get out of Spain.