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retrieve Bard , Google ’s reply to ChatGPT ? Well , it is now officially calledGemini . Also , all those fancy AI feature that previously function by the name Duet AI have been folded under the Gemini branding . In case you have n’t been following up all the AI ontogeny flood tide , the name is derived from the multi - average large language model of the same name .
To go with the rename effort , Google has launched a standalone Gemini app on Android . Moreover , the Gemini experience is also being made usable to iPhone users within the Google app on iOS . But hold off , there ’s more .
Google has made another remarkableannouncementwith a Mary Leontyne Price caveat attach to it . Gemini comes in three size — Nano , Pro , and Ultra — depending on the education dataset size and the constitutional capabilities .
TheGemini Nano model is already guide natively on the Google Pixel 8 Proand theSamsung Galaxy S24series sound . Today , Google is at long last spread out access to the first - gen Ultra framework . It will go by the name Gemini Advanced and roll out with a new Google One AI Premium subscription that be $ 19.99 per calendar month .
All this Gemini public lecture might sound like yet another plug - fuel AI press example , but it ’s really a huge move . In fact , it wo n’t be surprising to see Google Assistant bait into the sundown while Gemini takes its place on your phone , pad , smartwatch , and more ecosystem hardware .
This is the future of the Google Assistant
“ It ’s an important first gradation in establish a true AI assistant , one that is colloquial , multimodal , and helpful , ” says Google . In a nutshell , this is the promised AI gyration that Google Assistant was doom for , and for good reasons .
First , you may access Gemini the same style you would otherwise mobilize Google Assistant on an Android speech sound . Long press the power clit , mobilize it using a voice command , or use the bottom corner swipe motion . ” Gemini will be at your religious service regardless of what app you are using .
Another perquisite of Gemini ’s arrival on the headphone is its cognisance of the on - screen contentedness . Say you ’ve clicked a video of a cat knocking over your coffee mug . you could merely summon Gemini and enquire it to spell a neat message describe the spicy big cat for share in the family WhatsApp chemical group , and Gemini will flap its wizardly AI scepter to do just that .
Google Assistant has n’t been able-bodied to force that trick . In the same mineral vein , Gemini will give you resolution related to article on your screen and do everything a multi - modal AI bot is supposed to do .
The best part is that Gemini can live on your phone and pull off most of the tasks that Google Assistant is capable of . set up a dozen alarms , only to stir up up at the eleventh hour ? Check . Call up a forever - undependable friend ? Yes . Becoming the overlord of your smart home appliances ? Gemini will do that , too .
On iOS , the Gemini app is available within the Google app and will pluck out “ in the coming week . ” For now , Gemini is limited to the English language , and its wandering rollout is presently lock in to the U.S. , but support for more speech is coming , and market accessibility is expanding , as well .
