Items tagged with Gemini
We have often been reminded that we cannot simply rely on AI to provide accurate information, and there have been some incidents that make this painfully obvious. Here is another confirmation: Google Gemini AI verifies non-existent idioms as factual, and it's quite amusing, actually. If you need to catch a few...
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Google is making college students a generous offer, and if you're eligible, you can claim yours. The company announced that college students can now access premium Gemini Advanced features for free, not just for a month but for a whole year, waiving the usual $20 monthly subscription fee. For students to be eligible...
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Google has announced that the Gemini Live feature, which was initially limited to a few phones, is now available to Gemini app users on Samsung Galaxy S25 and Pixel 9 devices. This feature lets users have live conversations with the AI tool and discuss content from their phone screen or camera for free.
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Yesterday, Google announced that it has updated its Gemini AI tool with two new additions; a Canvas feature, which allows users to fine-tune documents and code, and an Audio Overview feature that transforms documents into audio files similar to podcasts. These additions were shared in a blog post on Tuesday by Dave...
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Google's AI tool is in the news again, but for the wrong reason. Similar to the AI Overview feature that generated concern among publishers, complaints have surfaced concerning the Gemini Flash 2.0 AI model. This time, there are worries that the tool can remove watermarks from images, which could be concerning for...
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Just like Microsoft recently did with Skype and its Remote Windows app, Google has announced that it will replace its Google Assistant feature, but with Gemini. Google described the change as a "new kind of help only possible with the power of AI."
Since its launch in 2016, Google Assistant has played a vital role...
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It appears that Google is unmoved by recent allegations that its AI Overview feature has negatively impacted web publishers' traffic. In a recent update, Google announced that its AI overview feature will now be powered by Gemini 2.0.
Google has introduced its new, "future-looking" AI search mode, which is meant to...
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In the beginning there was Google Voice Search, followed by Google Assistant, and most recently Gemini. Soon however, there might be a new assistant in town called Pixel Sense, something Mountain View claims to finally merge AI-generated predictions (Gemini) with a smart helper (Google Assistant). The new assistant...
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Despite recent concerns over junk AI-generated science on Google Scholar, Google seems confident in AI's involvement in scientific research. As such, the tech giant unveiled plans regarding an 'AI co-scientist' tool built on Gemini 2.0 that is capable of conducting scientific research and making discoveries. Google...
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If you have recently tried to access Gemini through the Google app on your iPhone and haven't found it, you are not alone. Google is now directing iOS users to download and use the dedicated Gemini app from the App Store, discontinuing its integration within the main Google app.
iOS users initially benefited from a...
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Google has made a significant advancement in the realm of AI agents as of late. Last December, the tech giant launched an experimental version of its Gemini 2.0 model to developers, but in its latest move, Google has made Gemini 2.0, its most powerful suite of AI models, available to the general public.
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Hard facts can be a problem for generative AI bots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Despite being fed a glut of digital information, AIs sometimes hallucinate complete nonsense. Google has forged a new partnership with the Associated Press that could help make Gemini a font of supposedly accurate news.
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OpenAI has been in the headlines as the company has been introducing several new products alongside a new pricing tier, but now Google is trying to make some noise of its own. The company’s newest model, which is referred to as Gemini-Exp-1206, is based on Flash 2.0, which is a complex reasoning model meant to tackle...
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Anyone with an Android phone in their pocket is in for a big day—doubly so if that phone is a Pixel. Google has announced a few raft of features, some of which are coming to Android phones generally. Google's Pixel lineup, however, gets a huge number of new capabilities in the latest Feature Drop. But even if you're...
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Apple’s AI efforts are currently being propped up by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but the company is making strides on a more capable version of Siri according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Internally, the project is currently being called “LLM Siri,” and it’s intended to compete with ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini Live.
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Fears about AI rising up and annihilating humans are a bit premature at this point, but neural networks can still behave in some unpredictable and shocking ways at times. Case in point: Google's Gemini AI chatbot just unsubtly told a human to die—but at least it was polite enough to say "please" first.
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In an interesting turn of events, iPhone users may soon be able to use Google's Gemini assistant on their phones, and also initiate it directly from the lock screen, which would give Siri some proper competition. If a leak by a user in Philippines is any indicator, the Gemini Live app could soon appear in an Apple App...
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Google’s Gemini AI continues to be integrated throughout the company’s portfolio of apps and services. This time around, the AI assistant is making its way to Waze, which is used for up-to-date traffic data based on the information provided by its users. There are two new features available, one of which is possible...
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Google Maps is getting a fresh set of AI features, powered by Google’s Gemini models, that aim to make using the service easier and more immersive for its 2 billion monthly users. The company says that it uses AI “to analyze billions of images, alongside data from local partners and our community,” which helps keep...
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Google is making its NotebookLM tool, which is powered by Gemini AI 1.5, an even more powerful tool for understanding information as the company removes its “experimental” label. Along with being considered a full-fledged product ready to be used by a wider audience, NotebookLM is also getting upgraded with some...
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Google is looking to make it easier for users to find pictures in ever growing photo libraries with some nifty upgrades to its Google Photos service. It will now be possible to use “descriptive queries” when searching for a picture. Moreover, the company is bringing AI enhancements with a new feature dubbed Ask Photos...
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As AI continues to rule the roost in the tech world, Google is reimagining its digital assistant with Gemini Live, a mobile conversational experience that allows users to have “free-flowing conversations” with Gemini. Gemini Live is expected to rival OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode on ChatGPT, which recently rolled out...
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