Google is positioning Bard as a tool for learning, not cheating, though teachers may feel differently.
Much like its Search Engine Experience (SGE), Google limited its Bard AI to users 18 and older. But after opening SGE up to teens, it’s now it’s rolling out Bard to kids as young as 13 in most countries. Along the way, Bard will gain new capabilities aimed at learning.
How old you need to be to access Bard depends on where you live. Google will unlock Bard for any teen who meets the minimum age requirement to manage their own Google Account. For many countries, that’s 13, but in some instances, you’ll need to be older. But starting tomorrow, Google is opening up Bard access to any teen meeting that minimum requirement.
Google envisions teens using Bard to help in the classroom and with learning. A teen could ask Bard to help think of ideas for a science project or to help them learn more about a specific period in history for a report.
