Google I/O, Google’s greatest developer convention of the yr, is sort of upon us.
Scheduled for Might 20 to 21 on the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product bulletins from throughout Google’s portfolio. Count on loads of information regarding Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — after all — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini.
Earlier this week, Google hosted a separate occasion devoted to Android updates: The Android Present. The corporate introduced new methods to search out misplaced Android telephones and different objects, extra device-level options for its Superior Safety program, safety instruments to guard in opposition to scams and theft, and a brand new design language known as Materials 3 Expressive.
Right here’s what else you’ll be able to anticipate.
Gemini and AI
AI is the tech du jour, and Google, like its rivals, has been investing closely in it.
A shoo-in for I/O is a brand new addition (or a number of) to Google’s flagship Gemini household of AI fashions. Leaks over the previous few weeks recommend that an up to date Gemini Extremely mannequin is on the way in which, Gemini Extremely being Google’s top-of-the-line Gemini providing.
With this upgraded Gemini Extremely could come a pricier Gemini subscription.
Google affords a single premium tier, Gemini Superior ($20 monthly), to unlock extra capabilities in its Gemini chatbot, which is powered by the corporate’s Gemini fashions. However Google could quickly launch two new plans, Premium Plus and Premium Professional. It’s not but clear what advantages is likely to be hooked up and the way these plans is likely to be priced relative to Gemini Superior.
Google will virtually actually discuss Astra, its wide-ranging effort to construct AI apps and “brokers” for real-time, multimodal understanding. Additionally most likely on the agenda is Challenge Mariner, Google’s AI “brokers” that may navigate and take motion throughout the online on a person’s behalf. Of us on X noticed references to “Laptop Use” within the code for Google’s AI Studio developer platform, which may properly pertain to Mariner.
Every little thing else
Going by the official I/O schedule, Google may have a lot to debate following The Android Present and I/O keynote addresses.
The schedule lists classes devoted to Chrome and Google Cloud, Google Play (the Android app retailer), Android growth instruments, and Gemma, Google’s assortment of “open” AI fashions.
Final yr, Google unveiled a number of AI-themed surprises at I/O, together with a set of fashions fine-tuned for schooling purposes known as LearnLM. An improve to Google’s viral podcast-generating NotebookLM might be one such shock. Leaked code reveals a “Video Overviews” device that presumably would create video summaries, almost definitely leveraging Google’s Veo 2 video-generating mannequin.
Up to date: 3:19 p.m. Pacific: Added an inventory of recent Android options introduced throughout The Android Present.
