Google I/O 2024 wrap: Google brings Gemini AI to Search, Android, and more

At its I/O 2024 Keynote, Google announced new AI models, tools, and deeper AI integration into its platforms such as Search and Android

10:43 PM

Gemini 1.5 Pro announced

• Gemini 1.5 Pro model will be available in Gemini Advance for developers
• Gemini 1.5 Pro is now available in Workspace Labs with deeper integration into Workspce apps
• Long context: 2million

10:41 PM

Google Photos: Ask Photos with Gemini

6bn photos and videos uploaded everyday

AI-powered voice search to find photos and video

10:40 PM

Ask Photos feature announced

Gemini will be integrated into Google Photos and produce outputs based on the information from within the gallery. Ask Photos feature to roll out this summer.

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10:36 PM

Deeper Gemini AI integration

Pichai says Google will announce new AI features for Google services such as Workspace, Search, and more

10:32 PM

Google I/O Keynote event kicks off

Sundar Pichai kicks off keynote to Google's annual developers conference.

10:07 PM

Google I/O: Workspace apps

While Google already announced a slew of new tools and features to its Workspace apps at the Google Cloud Next 2024 event last month, services such as Gmail, Docs, Drive and more could be in for more feature updates.

9:45 PM

Google I/O: Gemini AI could gain memory

Gemini AI could get a “Memory” feature, similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. This will allow the AI-powered chatbot to remember specific details about the user for it to offer more personalised responses. Users would reportedly be able to ask the chatbot to remember specific information for future conversations.

9:34 PM

Google I/O 2024: Search

Search Generative Experience (SGE), Google’s generative AI-powered Search, is expected to be made available more widely. It was reported last month that Google is planning to make the generative AI search experience exclusive to paid-tier. Google’s traditional search service would remain free to use, however, it is still likely to get some AI treatment. This could include generative AI-powered search suggestions and more.

9:18 PM

Google I/O 2024: AI assistant

Google could debut an entirely new version of its digital assistant, which would reportedly be called “Pixie”. This Gemini AI-powered assistant will likely be exclusive to Google’s Pixel devices and is expected to gain multimodal capabilities such as processing a combination of text, voice, and pictures as input.

8:55 PM

Nothing on X

8:48 PM

Google I/O 2024: AI for smartphones

Google is expected to focus on wider AI integration into smartphones with Android 15 OS, meaning more generative AI features for Google’s apps. It was earlier reported that Google has been working on ways to integrate AI into Google Maps to offer a more personalised view for suggesting locations based on user input and preference. The tech giant could announce more such features and tools onto other Google apps. It is also likely that some of these features will work entirely on-device, utilising Google’s Gemma AI model, the company’s small scaled model.

8:22 PM

Google I/O 2024: Android 15

Google has confirmed that it would be unveiling the Android 15 operating system for smartphones at the developers conference. The company has already detailed some of the upcoming features through the beta releases, which are available for select users and for developers to test. Some of these features include satellite connectivity support for messaging apps, smoother tap-to-pay experience on Android smartphones, screen record detection for privacy, and more app support for cover screens on foldable smartphones.

8:05 PM

Google I/O 2024: Multimodal AI

7:49 PM

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