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I'm your host, Will Walden. In today's episode, we're going
to be talking about Google's new ChatGPT competitor Gemini, also
a competitor to Elon Musk's X dot AI.
Google recently announced the launch of Gemini, its latest and
most sophisticated artificial intelligence model, marking a
huge step in the company's efforts to compete in the
rapidly expanding field of generative AI.
Gemini, described as Google's largest and most capable AI
model, represents a new phase in AI development with the
potential to enhance a wide array of Google's consumer apps
and devices, including the Google Pixel 8 Chrome.
Now this announcement is seen as Google's response to the
unexpected success of Open AI's ChatGPT, and indicates a shift
in the company's strategic direction towards more advanced
AI integration across its products.
Now Gemini stands out from its multimodal competitors.
Gemini stands out for its multimodal capabilities, which
means it's it can process and generate responses from various
types of media inputs, including text, images, audio, video, and
also programming code. This sets it apart from existing
AI models, which typically focus on a single type of input.
Sundar, the Google CEO, emphasized the significance of
this development in a blog post, stating that this represents one
of the most substantial science and engineering efforts
undertaken by the company to date.
Google's proprietary AI chatbot, Bard has been upgraded with a
Gemini model and there are plans to integrate Gemini into widely
used products like Google's search engine in the Chrome web
browser. Gemini's launch also highlights
Google's advancements in cloud computing as the model was
trained using a new generation of cloud based processors.
Now potentially this will boost the EI industry by making AI
training more accessible than it is today.
The Gemini model comes in three different versions, Nano,
optimized for mobile devices and app developers, Pro, designed
for a broad range of tasks and consumers, and Ultra, the most
advanced version currently undergoing safety testing and
Gemini. Ultra is being released
gradually to select customers and partners for early feedback.
It is undergoing third party safety evaluations, part of
Google's commitment to responsible AI development.
And Google claims that in testing Gemini outperformed
other AI models and more than two dozen benchmarks commonly
used in AI research, particularly in tasks involving
reading comprehension, mathematical ability and multi
step reasoning. The company also highlights
Gemini's efficiency as it was trained on Google's own Tensor
Processing Units, or TP US, making it faster and cheaper to
run than previous models. And while Gemini's launches a
significant development in Google's AI strategy, there's
still concerns regarding the models potential to produce
misleading results, a known issue with large language
models. And Google has worked to improve
the factuality of Gemini's responses, but acknowledges that
these models can still produce incorrect information with high
confidence. To address this, additional
techniques are being used to improve the accuracy of
responses in products like Bard. And the roll out of Gemini
represents Google's larger vision for AI where a single
underlying technology can be improved and then integrated
across a range of products, enhancing user experiences in
diverse ways. The models integration into
Google Search engine, add products and Chrome browser is
anticipated to significantly influence the company's future
direction and capabilities, and Gemini's launch also signifies
Google's ambition to reclaim its position as a leader in AI
innovation. Particularly after being
perceived as caught off guard by the rapid success of Open AI's
ChatGPT, Google's approach to AI development remains cautious yet
optimistic with a focus on ensuring the safety and
responsibility of its AI systems.
Amidst the landscape of competitive AI development,
Google's strategic positioning of Gemini is a deep commitment
to enhancing user interaction across its vast network of
services. And the multimodal nature of
Gemini enables a more intuitive and versatile user experience by
integrating various forms of media input.
Gemini is positioning to revolutionize how users interact
with their technology that they're used to now like
google.com, their phones and also their assistants the
bridging the gaps between different forms of digital
communication. This is particularly significant
for mobile and web applications though, where seamless
integration of various media types can greatly enhance
functionality and user engagement.
And the introduction of Gemini suggests A strategic pivot for
Google in the realm of AI and also in the terms of search,
signifying a shift from more traditional singular focus on
web-based services to a more integrated approach.
This shift is expected to have significant implications for the
future of Google's product development and user experience
strategies. And by leveraging Gemini's
advanced capabilities, Google is poised to offer more
personalized, context aware services across all of its
platforms, potentially transforming the way you use
your search, interact, and consume digital content now.
Furthermore, Gemini's development aligns with Google's
broader vision of harnessing AI from more efficient in
intelligent computing. The use of Google's Advanced
Tensor Processing units in training Gemini underscores the
company's emphasis on not only advancing AI capabilities, but
also on optimizing the efficiency and speed of AI
processes. This focus on efficiency as
crucial as it addresses one of the key challenges in the AI
field, the high computational cost of training and running
sophisticated models. And by improving efficiency,
Google not only enhances its own AI capabilities, but also
contributes to the AI ecosystem by setting new standards and
computational efficiency and sustainability.
And the release of Gemini, therefore, is not just about
competing with other AI models like Open AIS ChatGPT, and GBT
4, but it's also Google's testament to advancing AI
technology in a more responsible and efficient manner than other
companies. And they could potentially
reshape the landscape of AI applications and could be a
brand new era for Google in its pursuit of cutting edge AI
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