“Bard is not available in your country” Why do they even limit access depending on the country? It’s a chatbot, not a financial service.
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#62"The new A.I. chatbot will be available to a limited number of users in the United States and Britain and will accommodate additional users, countries and languages over time, Google executives said in an interview."
So no, no they didn't release it.
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#63I 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.
But it's not 'get out of spain'. It's 'get out of spain and wait 6 months for Google to decide you are no longer spanish'.
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#64It'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!
with the paired announcement post at: https://blog.google/technology/ai/try-bard/
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#65“Bard isn’t currently supported in your country” The waiting list to the waiting list to the waiting list…
Yeah, I suspect folk who reside in perfectly civilized countries without any geopolitical hindrances to be locked out for a long while--which, given Google's usual inability to reach out across Europe, may mean we'll only have access when it's about to be cancelled.
Maybe its to save you from making comments like "I am not going to use any Google product ever, since they canceled Google Reader ..etc etc"
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#66It'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)
The new design is already in Drive and Docs - And it's just a new UI for the same embedded account switcher that's existed. Odd that it prevents switching, but it's probably enough to deter at least 75% of people trying to sign up multiple accounts for the waitlist.
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#67>Bard isn’t currently supported in your country. Stay tuned!
>Stay tuned!
No, I don't think I will.
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#68“Bard is not available in your country” Why do they even limit access depending on the country? It’s a chatbot, not a financial service.
Very weak posture on google. I'm starting to believe behind the scenes stories about it.
"After years of cautious development" Google makes another very cautious step towards a product release.
I can't imagine why even their waitlist itself needs to be geo capped completely, just let us join, release it to some US users first then sign me up when it's ready globally.
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#69“Bard is not available in your country” Why do they even limit access depending on the country? It’s a chatbot, not a financial service.
I find it silly for everything outside financial and legal services. It’s usually trivial to get around though.
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#70I 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.
Other issues aside, is that actually legal? I've always been under the impression that you need to pay local taxes wherever you're working but would be delighted to be proven wrong.
I have no knowledge of the GP's tax position, but paying local taxes and paying US taxes are not mutually exclusive.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/freq...
1. I’m a U.S. citizen living and working outside of the United States for many years. Do I still need to file a U.S. tax return?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen or a resident alien living outside the United States, your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you live. However, you may qualify for certain foreign earned income exclusions and/or foreign income tax credits. Visit Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, for additional information.