A Quick Recap of Google IO 2024

Did you miss the Google IO 2024 livestream? No worries, check out this 10-minute clip with the key highlights.
Google I/O 2024 showcased a plethora of advancements, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence, with the Gemini AI taking center stage. Here are the key highlights from the event:
AI and Gemini Updates
Gemini AI Enhancements: Google introduced Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash, enhancing AI capabilities across various applications. Gemini 1.5 Pro now supports a 1 million context window, while the new Flash variant is optimized for speed and cost-efficiency
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Gemma and PaliGemma: Updates to Google's open-source models were announced, including Gemma 2, which is optimized for TPUs and GPUs and features 27 billion parameters. PaliGemma, a new vision-language model, was also introduced
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Android and Chrome Updates
Android 15: Google provided insights into the new features of Android 15, emphasizing improved integration with Gemini AI for enhanced user interaction
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Chrome Enhancements: Gemini Nano is set to bring AI-powered features to Chrome, improving user experience with capabilities like the "Help Me Write" feature and new APIs for developers
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New Tools and Features
Project Astra: A new AI agent capable of assisting in everyday tasks through real-time interaction with users, showcased in prototype smart glasses
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Google Workspace Integration: Gemini AI is now integrated into Google Workspace, enhancing tools like Gmail, Docs, and Sheets with advanced AI functionalities
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Hardware Innovations
Pixel Hardware: The introduction of three new Pixel 9 handsets was a significant hardware announcement. Additionally, updates on the Pixel Fold 2 and other devices were shared
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TPU and Processor Updates: Google announced the sixth generation of TPUs called Trillium and a new custom arm-based CPU, Axion, in collaboration with Nvidia
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AI-Powered Applications
Google Photos: The new "Ask Photos" feature allows users to interact with their photo library using natural language queries
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AI in Search: Google is revolutionizing its search engine with AI Overviews, providing summarized answers to complex queries directly in the search results
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Ethical AI and Accessibility
Google emphasized its commitment to responsible AI development, addressing potential ethical concerns and ensuring the safety of AI applications
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Overall, Google I/O 2024 was a landmark event, heavily focused on integrating AI across Google's product suite, enhancing user experiences, and pushing the boundaries of what AI can achieve in everyday applications.

[@caty863]

My trust for Google regarding the capabilities of their AI models is long gone. Last time they cheated when presenting Gemini. What says they aren't doing it this time round as well?

[@theknowledgejar]

That is a good point. My perspective they are long way from perplexity. Perplexity does one thing much better which is provide thoughtful insight and reasoning for its response