Google Bard now open to use

Re:Google Bard now open to use by nevi-me on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @02:47PM (#35891659)

I'm in South Africa and I'm able to use it. Not connected to a VPN, and I've just checked that my public IP is my static IP address.

They announced that it's now available in 180+ countries in English.

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Re:Google Bard now open to use by gpm on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @02:55PM (#35891780)

I'm in Canada (apparently like MegaDeKay) and unable to use it.

Either that 180+ country rollout isn't complete, or I guess they have something against Canada('s laws) in particular.

Edit: Amusingly using a VPS provided by google as a proxy is enough to get around this.

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Re:Google Bard now open to use by cbhl on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @03:27PM (#35892268)

Typically, Canada, among other things, requires localization in French to satisfy the laws in Quebec.

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