Google introduces Gemini, its AI model aimed at competing with GPT-4

December 6 2023
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has introduced Gemini, the company’s ambitious large language model encompassing different versions tailored for various applications. With Gemini, Google aims to integrate AI across all products, enhancing capabilities from search to ads. There are three variants: the lighter, mobile-friendly Gemini Nano; the more robust Gemini Pro powering Google AI services and Bard; and the data-center-geared Gemini Ultra boasting the highest capacity. Having outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-4 in most benchmarks, particularly in multimodal applications involving video and audio, Gemini is a potent AI leap designed for efficiency and responsible use. It signifies Google’s response to OpenAI’s advances, marking a new chapter in the pursuit of AI excellence, which includes the aspiration toward artificial general intelligence. Gemini is currently English-only, launching with features on the Pixel 8 Pro and soon accessible to developers and enterprises, with the world-changing potential lying ahead.
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What does it mean?

  • Large language model: A type of artificial intelligence program that is trained to understand, generate, and manipulate human language.
  • Integrate AI: The process of incorporating artificial intelligence into various products or services in order to enhance their capabilities.
  • Robust: Referring to a system or model that is reliable, well-developed, and capable of handling a wide variety of tasks or conditions.
  • Powering: In this context, it means providing the necessary computational support and intelligence to an application or service.
  • Data-center-geared: A term used to describe a system or technology that is designed specifically to be deployed within a data center, where high-performance computing resources are available.
  • Benchmarks: Standardized tests or set of tests used to compare the performance of different systems or components.
  • Multimodal applications: Computer programs or services that can handle or process multiple types of inputs or data, such as video, audio, and text.
  • Artificial general intelligence: The ability of an AI to understand or learn any intellectual task that a human being can.
  • Pixel 8 Pro: A model of smartphone manufactured by Google. The name suggests it is the eighth version in the Pixel line and the "Pro" indicates a higher-end model with enhanced features.
  • Developers: Individuals or companies that create or maintain software or applications.
  • Enterprises: Large organizations, typically businesses, that require special software or services due to their size and complexity.
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