Mountain View, CA - Google made waves this week by unveiling Gemini, its most advanced artificial intelligence system to date. In a blog post titled "The Next Chapter of Our Gemini Era", Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced Gemini as a revolutionary technology that will bring more AI capabilities across Google's products and services.
"We're excited by the progress, for example with our Search Generative Experience, or SGE, which you can try in Search Labs," wrote Pichai. "AI is also now central to two businesses that have grown rapidly in recent years: our Cloud and Workspace services and our popular subscription service Google One."
At the core of the Gemini project is a powerful AI model called Ultra 1.0. This system recently achieved unprecedented performance across a range of language, image, audio and video understanding benchmarks. Significantly, Ultra 1.0 became the first AI system to outscore humans on a test called MMLU, which measures knowledge and critical thinking across 57 academic fields.
"The version with Ultra will be called Gemini Advanced, a new experience far more capable at reasoning, following instructions, coding, and creative collaboration," explained Pichai. "For example, it can be a personal tutor, tailored to your learning style. Or it can be a creative partner, helping you plan a content strategy or build a business plan."
Initially, users can access Gemini Advanced by signing up for Google's new premium subscription called Google One AI Premium. This will give subscribers exclusive access to Google's latest AI innovations bundled into one plan.
Beyond the direct-to-consumer offering, Pichai also highlighted how Gemini models will power features across Google's business portfolio:
"Workspace: Already, more than 1 million people are using features like Help me write to enhance their productivity and creativity through Duet AI. Duet AI will become Gemini for Workspace, and soon consumers with the Google One AI Premium plan can use Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Meet."
"Google Cloud: For Cloud customers, Duet AI will also become Gemini in the coming weeks. Gemini will help companies boost productivity, developers code faster, and organizations to protect themselves from cyber attacks, along with countless other benefits."
Clearly, Google is betting that infusing more of its products with Gemini's advanced intelligence will provide a competitive edge and value to users. Early signs point to high demand, as Pichai noted that hundreds of thousands of developers are already building tools and services powered by Gemini models.
It remains to be seen whether Gemini will truly achieve Google's grand vision of organizing the world's information and revolutionizing how technology assists people. But for now, the launch of this ambitious AI project promises to usher in new innovations across the tech titan's vast ecosystem. With regular model updates planned, it seems the Gemini era at Google is just getting started.
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