Google releases its new flagship model Gemini 2.0 and plans to test it in search and AI overviews, saying 2.0 makes “it possible to build agents that can think”

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Bloomberg 2024-12-11

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@sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x
We're kicking off the start of our Gemini 2.0 era with Gemini 2.0 Flash, which outperforms 1.5 Pro on key benchmarks at 2X speed (see chart below). I'm especially excited to see the fast progress on coding, with more to come. Developers can try an experimental version in AI [imag…
@jeffdean Jeff Dean on x
I'm very proud of the whole Gemini team and everyone else across Google that contributed to all the different announcements today. Thank you for all the hard work, everyone! 🙏 https://blog.google/...
@googledevs @googledevs on x
Build with Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental. ⚡🧪 With the new Multimodal Live API and native tool use, 2.0 Flash is now available to test through the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Vertex AI. Get the details ↓ https://developers.googleblog.com/ ...
@officiallogank Logan Kilpatrick on x
We built a brand new experience in Google AI Studio showcasing starter apps for some of the best Gemini 2.0 capabilities: - video understanding - native tool use - spatial understanding This is just the start, much more to come with this new mode soon 👀 [image]
@googleaidevs @googleaidevs on x
We just released Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental ⚡ Available in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio for testing, it allows developers to build interactive experiences with better performance and multimodal capabilities. https://developers.googleblog.com/ ...
@clmt Clément on x
Very excited to share all the new developer features we shipped for Gemini 2 - Live mode https://aistudio.google.com/ live audio, video and screen sharing! Spatial understanding https://aistudio.google.com/ ... And some more coming soon e.g. native audio/image out. https://develo…
@kat_kampf Katherine Kampf on x
Huge benchmark progress 🙂 Combined with lots of AI Studio updates as well https://developers.googleblog.com/ ... [image]
@thomasortk Thomas Kurian on x
Today we introduced Gemini 2.0, our most capable AI model yet. Developers can start building with 2.0 Flash Experimental in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. https://developers.googleblog.com/ ...
@jeffdean Jeff Dean on x
🎊Gemini 2.0 is here! 🎊 An AI model for the agentic era The blog post is chock full of announcements: Gemini 2.0 Flash Project Astra Project Mariner Developer features for building agents Agents in games and more! Watch the videos in the blog! https://blog.google/...
@koltregaskes @koltregaskes on x
Gemini 2.0 page says image and audio outputs are “coming soon”: @btibor91 @testingcatalog @legit_rumors @AILeaksAndNews [image]
@googledeepmind @googledeepmind on x
As we develop these new technologies, we recognize the responsibility it entails - and the many questions AI agents open up for safety and security. ⚠️ That's why we're conducting research on multiple prototypes, working with trusted testers and external experts, and performing […
@nickadobos Nick Dobos on x
New Google Gemini flash model! 2 features not in the headline & way more interesting Realtime API: AKA Screen recording mode New Jules assistant: Looks kinda like Devin or Github workspace, but they stole the Julius ai name lol [image]
@google @google on x
Introducing Gemini 2.0, our most capable AI model yet designed for the agentic era. Gemini 2.0 brings enhanced performance, more multimodality, and new native tool use. [image]
@officiallogank Logan Kilpatrick on x
Announcing Gemini 2.0 Flash, a new multimodal agentic model (initially experimental), with our best-ever results on capabilities and benchmarks: https://developers.googleblog.com/ ...
@googledeepmind @googledeepmind on x
Welcome to the world, Gemini 2.0 ✨ our most capable AI model yet. We're first releasing an experimental version of 2.0 Flash ⚡ It has better performance, new multimodal output, @Google tool use - and paves the way for new agentic experiences. 🧵 https://goo.gle/... [video]
@aidan_mclau Aidan McLau on x
craziest thing about 2.0 flash imo is its style control score usually small models can game standard lmsys with markdownification, but flash seems like the real deal very excited to try this [image]
@jeffdean Jeff Dean on x
Here's a comparison of Gemini 2.0 Flash versus the 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash models (Gemini 2.0 Flash is better than 1.5 Pro on 11 of 13 benchmarks). [image]
@demishassabis Demis Hassabis on x
Thrilled to kick off the Gemini 2.0 era with Gemini 2.0 Flash, an update to our workhorse model that outperforms even 1.5 Pro at twice the speed. It has really great multilingual skills, and can natively call tools, like Google Search. It's the first release in the Gemini 2.0 [im…
@googledeepmind @googledeepmind on x
As our workhorse model, Gemini 2.0 Flash outperforms 1.5 Pro on key benchmarks, at twice the speed. It can generate images mixed with text as well as customizable text-to-speech multilingual audio. 2.0 Flash can also call tools like @Google Search, code execution and third-party …
@officiallogank Logan Kilpatrick on x
Gemini 2.0 Flash is our strongest model to date, crazy progress for a small model like Flash : ) [image]
@kimmonismus @kimmonismus on x
Gemini 2.0 Flash: holy moly! Those are some impressive numbers! It beats the much larger 1.5 Pro almost everywhere, even though Flash is tiny in comparison! This definitely makes me look forward to Gemini 2.0 Pro and Ultra. I'm often very critical of Google, but this is an [image…
@ai_for_success AshutoshShrivastava on x
Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Multimodal feature is next-level! I can't believe Google rolled this out before OpenAI. It takes live feeds, answers in real-time with almost no latency, Pretty mind-blowing. Thanks, Google, for this early Christmas gift! Adding more details below 👇 [video…
@jeffdean Jeff Dean on x
Gemini 2.0 Flash is here! 🎊 We're quite excited about this model. It's better than Gemini 1.5 Pro on most benchmarks, but comparable in speed and latency to Gemini 1.5 Flash. It has multilingual native audio output, native image output, native tool use, and a new multimodal
@oriolvinyalsml Oriol Vinyals on x
Gemini 2.0 Flash ⚡️ has arrived! 2.0 Flash > 1.5 Pro (again!) 📈 Interacts with a browser 🤖 Native image generation 🖼️ and much more! Try it out https://aistudio.google.com/ ... As a preview of what is possible, wishing you all a Drastic Holiday powered by 2.0! [video]
@googledeepmind @googledeepmind on x
We're beginning to test Gemini 2.0 Flash in research prototypes and experiments, including: 🔵 Project Astra, which explores future capabilities of a universal AI assistant 🔵 Project Mariner, which shows what's possible for human-agent interaction, starting with your browser 🔵
@google @google on x
@GeminiApp We're also using Gemini 2.0 in our research prototypes, starting with Project Astra, which explores the future capabilities of a universal AI assistant that understands the world around you. Learn more about Gemini 2.0 and our research prototypes ↓ https://blog.google/…
@sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x
Here's a peek at the future: Project Astra, our prototype showing glimmers of a universal AI assistant. We showed an early glimpse of it at I/O, and it's now in the hands of trusted testers. Here's how Robbie is using it. Can't wait til we start shipping, 2025 is going to be an […
@jeffdean Jeff Dean on x
Project Astra is now in the hands of trusted testers. The video below gives a good sense of its capabilities and how people have been using it. These experiences are enabled by the multimodal capabilities of Gemini models under the covers. https://www.youtube.com/...
@rowancheung Rowan Cheung on x
Breaking: Google just launched Gemini 2.0, Project Astra, and AI agents for gaming & web browsing. I sat down with Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, to find out: (1:03) Everything launching and available to use today (2:13) The benchmarks/improvements of Gemini 2.0 (3:19) […
@emollick Ethan Mollick on x
I wish they had stats on the hallucination rate. I suspect better than an undergraduate, and it is more likely to miss subtle things than to get stuff completely wrong.
@emollick Ethan Mollick on x
The new Deep Research feature from Google feels like one of the most appropriately “Google-y” uses of AI to date, and is quite impressive. I've had access for a bit and it does very good initial reports on almost any topic. The paywalls around academic sources puts some limits. […
@sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x
We're also introducing a new agentic feature called Deep Research in Gemini Advanced, a research assistant that can dig into complex topics and create reports for you with links to the relevant sources. [video]
@googlecloud @googlecloud on x
Trillium: our sixth-generation and most performant TPU to date is GA for Google Cloud customers! We used Trillium TPUs to train the new Gemini 2.0, and now you can take advantage of the same powerful, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure → https://cloud.google.com/... [image…
@bilawalsidhu Bilawal Sidhu on x
4/ Project Mariner is pretty cool: • AI agent that can use Chrome for you • Understands everything on screen • Hit 83.5% on WebVoyager benchmark (state-of-the-art) • Only works in active tab + requires confirmation for sensitive actions • Trusted tester program starting now [vide…
@addyosmani Addy Osmani on x
“The future of AI is agentic. That includes browsers!” Imagine having an AI agent in your browser that can help you complete complex tasks, answer your questions, and streamline your workflow. Today I'm thrilled to share a sneak peek at Project Mariner, a cutting-edge research [v…
@sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x
We are investing in the frontiers of agentic capabilities with a few early prototypes. Project Mariner is built with Gemini 2.0 and is able to understand and reason across information - pixels, text, code, images + forms - on your browser screen, and then uses that info to [video…
@tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren on bluesky
Google is testing Gemini AI agents that help you in video games. The AI agents are being tested in Supercell games like Clash of Clans to see how they can assist people in video games www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/ 2...

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