# obituary_palm_api.py — Rest In Print
# This file only prints text. It reads nothing, writes nothing and opens no connections.

print("REST IN PRINT — THE HALL OF THE MODELS")
print("")
print("PALM API")
print("2023-03 – 2024-08-15")
print("Google")
print("")
print("The PaLM API was decommissioned on August 15, 2024, after its maker moved everyone to Gemini.")
print("")
print("It arrived in the spring of 2023, when every company announced a model within the same few weeks.")
print("")
print("Its relatives on Vertex AI kept working a little longer, on a separate schedule.")
print("")
print("It is survived by code that still says bison, in places nobody has looked.")
print("")
print("In lieu of flowers, update your model string.")
print("")
print("Sources:")
print("https://ai.google.dev/palm_docs/deprecation")
print("")
print("Filed by Rest In Print. https://restinprint.studio/hall/palm-api")