Google launches ‘Gemini 2.0 AI models’, highlighting advancements in AI capabilities
Google has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence system, the Gemini 2.0 family, marking a significant step forward in the tech giant’s AI innovation. The first model, Gemini 2.0 Flash, was released on Wednesday in a chat format for global users. Developers also gained access to an experimental multimodal version with text-to-speech and image generation capabilities.
Gemini 2.0 Flash is optimized for conversational use and can be accessed via the model drop-down menu on both desktop and mobile web platforms. It will soon be available on the Gemini mobile app.
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The multimodal version, featuring advanced text-to-speech and image generation tools, is available to developers through Google’s AI Studio and Vertex AI platforms, with broader availability expected by January. This model, along with additional sizes of Gemini 2.0, is set to integrate into more Google products by early 2025.
Google also introduced a prototype called Project Mariner, developed by its DeepMind division. Powered by Gemini, this agent can navigate websites like a human, performing tasks such as moving cursors, clicking buttons, and filling out forms within the Chrome browser.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai emphasized the evolution of the Gemini AI family, noting that while Gemini 1.0 focused on organizing and understanding information, Gemini 2.0 is designed to make that information significantly more useful. The new model boasts improved capabilities in areas such as code generation and delivering factually accurate responses. However, it falls short of the Gemini 1.5 Pro model when evaluating longer contexts.
As part of its strategy, Google is positioning Gemini 2.0 to compete with other leading AI models from companies like Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, and startups such as Perplexity and Anthropic. The new models reflect Google’s ambition to create more “agentic” AI systems capable of understanding the environment, planning ahead, and taking actions under user supervision.
In a recent discussion at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Pichai directly challenged Microsoft’s progress in AI, expressing confidence in Google’s advancements and suggesting a side-by-side comparison of their respective models.
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