PaLM 2 is Google's latest advancement in large language models, boasting improved abilities in reasoning, coding, and understanding multiple languages. It tackles complex tasks by breaking them down and excels at nuances like idioms and riddles. This is thanks to a combination of factors: a powerful architecture that analyzes entire sentences at once, a vast dataset that includes text and code, and being trained on a wider range of languages than previous models. Overall, PaLM 2 is a versatile tool for natural language processing and code analysis.