Google I/O, Google’s greatest developer convention of the 12 months, is almost 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. Anticipate loads of information regarding Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — after all — 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 seek out misplaced Android telephones and different gadgets, extra device-level options for its Superior Safety program, safety instruments to guard towards scams and theft, and a brand new design language known as Materials 3 Expressive.
Right here’s what else you’ll be able to anticipate.
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 could come a pricier Gemini subscription.
Google gives a single premium tier, Gemini Superior ($20 per 30 days), to unlock extra capabilities in its Gemini chatbot, which is powered by the corporate’s Gemini fashions. However Google could quickly launch two new plans, Premium Plus and Premium Professional. It’s not but clear what advantages is likely to be hooked up and the way these plans is likely to be priced relative to Gemini Superior.
Google will nearly actually discuss Astra, its wide-ranging effort to construct AI apps and “agents” for real-time, multimodal understanding. Additionally most likely on the agenda is Undertaking Mariner, Google’s AI “agents” that may navigate and take motion throughout the net on a consumer’s behalf. Of us on X noticed references to “Computer Use” within the code for Google’s AI Studio developer platform, which may nicely pertain to Mariner.
Every little thing else
Going by the official I/O schedule, Google could have a lot to debate following The Android Present and I/O keynote addresses.
The schedule lists periods devoted to Chrome and Google Cloud, Google Play (the Android app retailer), Android growth instruments, and Gemma, Google’s assortment of “open” AI fashions.
Final 12 months, Google unveiled a couple of AI-themed surprises at I/O, together with a set of fashions fine-tuned for training purposes known as LearnLM. An improve to Google’s viral podcast-generating NotebookLM may very well be one such shock. Leaked code reveals a “Video Overviews” instrument that presumably would create video summaries, almost definitely leveraging Google’s Veo 2 video-generating mannequin.
Up to date: 3:19 p.m. Pacific: Added an inventory of recent Android options introduced throughout The Android Present.
