Google, known for its wide range of products, has introduced an innovative application called Gemini AI that works fluidly on its various platforms. This innovative development marks a significant shift in Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, consolidating its AI offerings under the Gemini brand.
What is Google Gemini?
Google Gemini is a new artificial intelligence (AI) language model from Google AI, still in development. It is an evolution of the well-known Google Assistant, with more advanced capabilities in terms of:
- Natural language understanding: Gemini can understand and respond to more complex questions and requests, even those that are open-ended, ambiguous, or require reasoning.
- Text generation: Gemini can generate more creative and original texts, such as poems, scripts, musical pieces, emails, letters, etc.
- Language translation: Gemini can translate between different languages with greater accuracy and fluency.
- Access to information: Gemini can access and process information from various sources, such as the Internet, books and documents.
In an announcement on Thursday, Google revealed that it is changing the name of its chatbot, Bard, to Gemini. Along with this change, Google has launched a dedicated Gemini app for Android and integrated its Duet AI features into Google Workspace into the Gemini ecosystem. In addition, Google has also made available to the public Gemini Ultra 1.0the most advanced version of its large language model.
To access the advanced version of Gemini, something like ChatGPT Plus, you must subscribe to a plan on Google One, hurry up because right now they are offering two months free.
How does it work Gemini
Gemini works as a hybrid assistant, chatbot and Search Engine, offering users a versatile and multifaceted AI experience. For iOS users, although there is no dedicated Gemini app, all AI features can be accessed through the Google app. Importantly, Google has introduced a switch at the top of the app, allowing users to toggle between Search and Gemini. This move suggests that Gemini is gaining equal importance to Google’s flagship product, Search. While search AI is still called Generative Search Experience, it is likely to also adopt the Gemini name in the future.
Aside from the name change, the other changes at Gemini primarily involve brand tweaks. Google is phasing out the Bard name, but retaining the familiar feel of its chatbot. AI functions within applications Google Workspaceas Gmail and Docsformerly known as «Duet AI«, they are now part of the Gemini family. These features help users with tasks such as composing emails, organizing spreadsheets, and other work-related activities.
Google Gemini Subscription Plans
Google Gemini is available in three sizes:
Gemini is designed to work on almost any device. Google claims that its three versions – Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro and Gemini Nano – are capable of working efficiently on all types of devices, from data centers to smartphones.
- Gemini Ultra It is the largest model, designed for the most complex tasks. On LLM tests such as MMLU, Big-Bench Hard, and HumanEval, it outperformed GPT-4, and on multimodal tests such as MMMU, VQAv2, and MathVista, it outperformed GPT-4V. It is still in the testing phase and its launch is scheduled for next year.
- Gemini Pro offers a balance between scalability and performance. It is designed to be used in various tasks. Right now, Google Bard uses a specially trained version to handle more complex queries. In independent testing, the Gemini Pro was found to achieve “close but slightly lower accuracy than the corresponding GPT 3.5 Turbo model.”
- Gemini Nano It is designed to work locally on smartphones and other mobile devices. In theory, this would allow your smartphone to answer simple questions and do things like summarize text much faster than if it had to connect to an external server. For now, Gemini Nano is only available on the Google Pixel 8 Pro and powers features like smart replies on Gboard.
In closing, the introduction of Google’s Gemini AI application and its integration into various Google products represents a significant advancement in AI technology. By consolidating its AI offerings under the Gemini brand, Google aims to provide users with a comprehensive, conversational and helpful AI assistant. With the launch of Gemini Ultra, Google empowers users with advanced AI capabilities that excel at tasks that require complex reasoning. As Google embraces its AI-powered future, Gemini emerges as a critical component in its quest to stay at the forefront of the AI landscape.