Sorry, Google: After Assistant’s chaotic evolution, I can’t believe in Bard

Stock photo of Google Bard website on phone 2

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority

Opinion post by
Rita El Khoury

Ever since Google announced it was removing over 20 features from Google Assistant last week, I’ve been trying to get to grips with why I’m so disappointed by this move. It’s not that any of the features were essential; I wasn’t using any of them in any substantial way, to be frank. No, it’s the announcement itself and what it means in the grand scheme of the Google Assistant story arc.

And what it means can be summed in one word: Chaos.

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