In the ever-evolving landscape of technological advancements, each shift presents an opportunity to propel scientific discovery, foster human progress, and enhance lives. The ongoing transition into the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to be the most profound in our lifetimes, surpassing the shifts to mobile and the web. AI holds the potential to open new avenues of innovation, economic progress, and unprecedented scale in knowledge, learning, creativity, and productivity.
Excitement is brewing as we embark on this transformative journey to make AI universally helpful. With nearly eight years as an AI-first company, our momentum is accelerating. Generative AI is empowering millions across our products, enabling them to tackle complex questions and collaborate with newfound tools. Developers globally are leveraging our models and infrastructure to craft innovative generative AI applications, while startups and enterprises are flourishing with the aid of our AI tools.
The next leap in our journey unfolds with Google Gemini, our most advanced and versatile model. Representing a monumental science and engineering effort, Gemini 1.0 is optimized for different sizes: Ultra, Pro, and Nano, marking the inception of the Gemini era. Sundar, our CEO, expresses genuine excitement for the possibilities that Gemini will unlock globally.
Introducing Gemini: A Revolution in AI Capabilities
Demis Hassabis, CEO and Co-Founder of Google DeepMind shares insights on Gemini’s genesis, emphasizing AI’s profound impact on his life’s work. Born out of collaborative efforts across Google teams, Gemini is our most capable and general model. It’s a step closer to a vision where AI feels less like software and more like an expert helper or assistant.
Gemini is a multimodal marvel, designed to seamlessly understand and operate across various information types, including text, code, audio, image, and video. Its flexibility extends to efficient deployment on diverse platforms, from data centres to mobile devices, offering state-of-the-art capabilities that promise to revolutionize the AI landscape.
State-of-the-Art Performance
Gemini Ultra, the largest model, boasts state-of-the-art performance, surpassing human experts on Massive Multitask Language Understanding (MMLU) and achieving remarkable scores on benchmarks spanning text, coding, and multimodal tasks. The model’s native multimodality distinguishes it, outperforming existing models in complexity and reasoning.
Next-Generation Capabilities
Breaking away from conventional approaches, Gemini is natively multimodal, pre-trained across various modalities, setting a new standard in understanding and reasoning. Its sophisticated multimodal reasoning capabilities make it adept at extracting insights from complex written and visual information, offering breakthroughs across diverse fields.
Advanced Coding
Gemini’s coding prowess extends to understanding, explaining, and generating high-quality code in popular programming languages. It excels in coding benchmarks, demonstrating its potential as a foundation model for coding worldwide. Gemini’s role extends to powering advanced coding systems, fostering collaboration and accelerating app development.
More Reliable, Scalable, and Efficient
Trained on Google’s AI-optimized infrastructure using Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) v4 and v5e, Gemini stands as our most reliable, scalable, and efficient model. The introduction of Cloud TPU v5p, the most powerful to date, accelerates Gemini’s development, empowering developers to train large-scale generative AI models faster.
Built with Responsibility and Safety
Adhering to Google’s commitment to responsible AI, Gemini undergoes comprehensive safety evaluations, including assessments for bias and toxicity. Novel research explores potential risk areas, and partnerships with external experts ensure diverse perspectives on safety. A layered safety approach and dedicated classifiers make Gemini safer and more inclusive.
Making Gemini Available to the World
Gemini 1.0 is rolling out across Google products, with Gemini Pro enhancing Bard’s capabilities for advanced reasoning, planning, and understanding. Pixel 8 Pro becomes the first smartphone engineered to run Gemini Nano, bringing new features to apps like Recorder and Gboard. Developers and enterprise customers can access Gemini Pro via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio or Google Cloud Vertex AI.
The Gemini Era: Enabling a Future of Innovation
Gemini marks a significant milestone in AI development, signalling a new era at Google. Future versions aim to extend capabilities further, embracing advances in planning, memory, and information processing. The possibilities of a world responsibly empowered by AI are vast, promising innovations that will transform the way billions live and work globally
