If 2023 was the year that catapulted ‘AI’ out there, 2024 is going to be the year to put (Google’s) AI in everyone’s hand, home and head.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted that today, all of Google’s 2 billion user products use Gemini. This is just the start of it, as Pichai said:
We’re still in the beginning of our Gemini era.
AI Overviews coming now
Google kicked off the I/O 2024 event with a major announcement: the rollout of its Search Generative Experience (SGE) labs feature to US users, scheduled within the week.
AI Overviews will automatically answer specific searches in the US, offering concise explanations at the top of search results pages before the traditional list of links. Over the next few days, hundreds of millions of users in the US will experience AI overviews, with plans to expand to over a billion users worldwide by the end of the year.
Talk to your gallery with Ask Photos
In the upcoming months, Google Photos will introduce context-aware voice and text prompts to help users search for specific images or details within images. The Ask Photos feature goes beyond conventional image searches by utilizing Gemini to recognize image content. For example, it can detect a car license plate and prompt users to inquire about a specific plate number on a particular car model, providing accurate identification.
The rollout of Ask Photos is expected to begin in the coming months, with a tentative release timeframe set for summer.
“Double the tokens, please!”
In AI, a token is like a building block or a piece of a puzzle. It’s a small unit of information that represents something meaningful, like a word or a part of a sentence. Tokens help AI understand and process language by breaking it down into manageable pieces, making it easier for computers to analyze and generate text.
AI will scan your inbox with Gemini Pro in Workspace Labs
Gemini in Gmail is set to revolutionize email management by offering a comprehensive search feature that summarizes your entire email history in a convenient sidebar. This solution addresses the common issue of sifting through numerous emails to find relevant information. With Gemini, users can simply request a summary of emails from a specific contact, receiving a concise bullet-point list of key details and quick access to the original emails. In a one-minute demo, Google showcased how users can swiftly respond to emails directly from the Gemini sidebar, streamlining the communication process.