Google I/O, Google’s greatest developer convention of the yr, is almost upon us.
Scheduled for May 20 to 21 on the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product bulletins from throughout Google’s portfolio. Expect loads of information referring to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — in fact — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini.
Earlier this week, Google hosted a separate occasion devoted to Android updates: The Android Show. The firm introduced new methods to search out misplaced Android telephones and different gadgets, further device-level options for its Advanced Protection program, safety instruments to guard in opposition to scams and theft, and a brand new design language known as Material 3 Expressive.
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 recommend that an up to date Gemini Ultra mannequin is on the best way, Gemini Ultra being Google’s top-of-the-line Gemini providing.
With this upgraded Gemini Ultra could come a pricier Gemini subscription.
Google presents a single premium tier, Gemini Advanced ($20 monthly), to unlock further capabilities in its Gemini chatbot, which is powered by the corporate’s Gemini fashions. But Google could quickly launch two new plans, Premium Plus and Premium Pro. It’s not but clear what advantages could be connected and the way these plans could be priced relative to Gemini Advanced.
Google will nearly actually speak about Astra, its wide-ranging effort to construct AI apps and “brokers” for real-time, multimodal understanding. Also in all probability on the agenda is Project Mariner, Google’s AI “brokers” that may navigate and take motion throughout the net on a consumer’s behalf. Folks on X noticed references to “Computer Use” within the code for Google’s AI Studio developer platform, which may effectively pertain to Mariner.
Everything else
Going by the official I/O schedule, Google could have a lot to debate following The Android Show and I/O keynote addresses.
The schedule lists classes devoted to Chrome and Google Cloud, Google Play (the Android app retailer), Android growth instruments, and Gemma, Google’s assortment of “open” AI fashions.
Last yr, Google unveiled a couple of AI-themed surprises at I/O, together with a set of fashions fine-tuned for training functions known as LearnLM. An improve to Google’s viral podcast-generating NotebookLM might be one such shock. Leaked code reveals a “Video Overviews” software that presumably would create video summaries, probably leveraging Google’s Veo 2 video-generating mannequin.
Updated: 3:19 p.m. Pacific: Added a listing of latest Android options introduced throughout The Android Show.
