Google I/O, Google’s largest developer convention of the yr, is sort of upon us.
Scheduled for Could 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 referring to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — in fact — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini.
Earlier this week, Google hosted a separate occasion devoted to Android updates: The Android Present. Throughout it, 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 towards scams and theft, and a brand new design language referred to as Materials 3 Expressive.
Right here’s what else you possibly can count on.
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 counsel 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 might 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 might quickly launch two new plans, Premium Plus and Premium Pro. It’s not but clear what advantages could be connected and the way these plans could be priced relative to Gemini Superior.
Google will nearly actually speak about Astra, its wide-ranging effort to construct AI apps and “brokers” for real-time, multimodal understanding. Additionally in all probability on the agenda is Undertaking Mariner, Google’s AI “brokers” that may navigate and take motion throughout the net on a consumer’s behalf. Of us on X spotted references to “Laptop Use” within the code for Google’s AI Studio developer platform, which might nicely pertain to Mariner.
The whole lot else
Going by the official I/O schedule, Google could have lots 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 improvement instruments, and Gemma, Google’s assortment of “open” AI fashions.
Final yr, Google unveiled a couple of AI-themed surprises at I/O, together with a set of fashions fine-tuned for training purposes referred to as LearnLM. An improve to Google’s viral podcast-generating NotebookLM might be one such shock. Leaked code reveals a “Video Overviews” instrument that presumably would create video summaries, more than likely leveraging Google’s Veo 2 video-generating mannequin.
Up to date: 3:19 p.m. Pacific: Added a listing of recent Android options introduced throughout The Android Present.