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Everything Google Announced at I/O 2024: Gemini, Search, Project Astra, Scam Detection | WIRED

Google's I/O 2024 conference focused heavily on advancements in artificial intelligence (AI).

Key announcements included:

* **Gemini AI Upgrades:**
* Gemini Nano with Multimodality: Enhanced on-device mobile model capable of handling diverse input types like text, photos, and videos.
* Gemini 1.5 Pro: Powerful cloud-based AI system available to developers globally.
* **AI Integration in Google Products:**
* Google Photos: Ask Photos feature uses AI to improve search capabilities within your photo library.
* Google Workspace: Gemini AI integrated into Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides to enhance productivity and collaboration.
* Circle to Search: Upgraded to help students with schoolwork, including solving math problems.
* **New Gemini Models:**
* Gemini 1.5 Flash: Faster, lower latency model for tasks requiring quick responses.
* **Experimental AI Projects:**
* Project Astra: Visual chatbot that allows users to ask questions about their surroundings through their phone cameras.
* VideoFX, ImageFX, MusicFX: Creative AI tools for generating videos, images, and music.
* **AI-Powered Search:**
* AI-organized search: Provides more organized and readable search results.
* AI overviews: Offers concise summaries of information from multiple sources at the top of search results.
* Multi step reasoning: Enables deeper searches with contextual understanding, such as planning trips with restaurant recommendations.
* Google Lens: Enhanced to answer questions about objects captured by the camera.
* **Security and Safety:**
* Scam detection for Android: Monitors phone calls for suspicious language and warns users of potential scams.
* SynthID watermarking tool: Expanded to detect AI-generated media and combat misinformation.

Overall, Google's I/O 2024 showcased the company's commitment to AI innovation across its products and services.

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