Recently at Google I/O 2024, which is Google’s annual developer conference, they made several announcements on Gemini AI functionality on Tuesday. Sundar Pichai’s Google CEO announced his own AI overhaul at the event ahead of debuting his own AI next month. Where rival Samsung is already in the Galaxy AI offerings. Hence, Sundar Pichai came up with big AI announcements at his annual developers meeting. Google integrates Gemini AI functionality into a variety of apps, spanning Google Maps, Chrome, Google Workspace, Gmail, and more. They upgraded the Gemini and ushered in a new Gemini era. Gemini will take over all future Android devices and will soon replace Google Assistant. There is also a rumor in the market that Google is set to introduce a new Pixel-exclusive virtual assistant called ‘Pixie’, which will be powered by Gemini AI. It is going to be a more versatile capability with better interaction with the user through text, voice, and possibly image input. However, Google I/O 2024 is completely dedicated to Gemini and AI. Here are the key highlights from the Google I/O 2024 keynote-
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Gemini language model updates
Google has released the updated Gemini 1.5 Pro version, which has more multitasking skills, better overall performance, and more usability in its context pane. Similarly, Gemini 1.5 Pro has been replaced by Gemini 1.5 Flash, a more lightweight variant designed for large-scale applications that has been extensively tested with developers and users. In Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, both models are previewed with a million-token context window. As a result, starting today, developers using the API and Google Cloud clients will have access to a reference window containing two million tokens via a waiting list. Furthermore, Gemini 1.5 Pro is integrating with other Google products, such as Workspace apps and Gemini Advanced.
Project Astra- AI agent for everyday life
Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a bold announcement: Project Astra, an AI agent for everyday life. It could be a replacement for OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Microsoft’s CoPilot. This AI agent will work on large language models like Google’s own Gemini. It is more accessible to developers of all sizes than other Ai agents on the market. It is going to be a scalable and cost-effective platform for developers to build AI-powered applications without the need for any huge computational resources. This is certainly revolutionizing the way AI is now integrated into everyday software.
Gemini gets exaltation
The company is upgrading Mithun to usher in a new era. It will stand as a frontier model engineered to seamlessly process text, images, video, code, and more. Additionally, it focuses more on efficiency and interpretability. Now, developers can examine insights into how they arrive at Gemini’s output, which increases trust with Gemini and enables more responsible AI development.
Revolutionizing Google Photos
Gemini’s new integration with Google Photos will help boost AI in photos. This enables search functionality with Gemini to quickly and easily retrieve specific memories and information. Google will offer a feature called ‘Ask Photos’, which users can use to find a specific memory. This will increase the usability of the platform.
Gemini Nano
Google During Google I/O 2024, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google made a surprising announcement about the Gemini Nano. It is a lightweight version of Gemini AI that users can use to browse the web. It is specifically designed to be used as an extension in a web browser. Yes, it will open a new path for new possibilities in web development. Instant chat bots embedded in websites, real-time content summarization, and personalized search experiences – all happening right in your browser with Gemini Nano.
Notebook LM
Gemini’s multimodal capability extends to audio outputs via NotebookLM. It will help children to do their homework in an easy way. The notebook has access to Gemini 1.5 Pro. With simple instructions, this tool helps you organize and brainstorm ideas from a set of sources and quotes. It will help to assemble detailed learning guides with quizzes and FAQ. This will be the best education toll in the future.
Google search with video
Google has introduced a new impressive search trick where users can record it and search it on the internet. This will make a lot of work easier. This is a detailed part of Gemini and generative AI infusion with Google Search. The purpose behind this is to bring this new feature to make searching on Google even easier. The CEO also showed a demo about this in the meeting.
A smarter Google Workspace
Google integrated Gemini with Google Workspace for useful features. As with mail, Gemini can help you condense conversations and make them easier to use. Where Gemini on Google Meet helps you note meeting highlights. In Google Sheets, Gemini can help you make sense of data and process requests more accurately.
Gemini 1.5 Pro
A first for Gemini Advanced members only, Gemini 1.5 Pro is the most sophisticated language model with the widest reference window of any consumer chatbot in existence, among other features. It can quickly summarize 100 emails or parse very long documents totaling up to 1,500 pages in a few seconds. You’ll soon be able to inspect code bases with 30,000 lines or an hour of video footage.
Gemini Live
A brand new mobile chat experience, will be released. This makes Gemini more natural using new speech techniques. Additionally, Gemini Advanced customers can now customize Gemini to their preferences with Gems, a tool that lets them use Gemini as a mentor for creative writing, a personal trainer or a style consultant. Additionally, Gemini continues to add new Google apps through “extensions.”