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digitpatrox4 days ago
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Gemini can now tell when a PDF is on your phone screen

In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while looking at a PDF gives you the option to ask about the file, writes Android Police. You’ll need to be a Gemini Advanced subscriber to use the feature though, according to Mishaal Rahman, who reported on Friday that it had started rolling out. If you have the…
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digitpatrox6 days ago
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Google’s contractors told to evaluate Gemini responses outside their expertise

Behind the responses from genAI models are testers who evaluate those answers for accuracy, but a report released this week casts doubt on the process. According to a story published on Wednesday, contractors working on Google Gemini are now being directed to evaluate AI prompts and responses in areas in which they have no background, rather than being allowed to…
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digitpatrox1 week ago
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How to add extensions to Gemini

I was driving home the other day and wanted to call my partner and let him know that I was stuck in traffic. (Not an unusual event on Brooklyn’s Belt Parkway.) I’ve got a relatively old car (it’s a 2007 model, so we’re talking no real smarts), and so I depend on my phone rather than any built-in intelligence to…
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digitpatrox2 weeks ago
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Google Launches Gemini 2.0 with Autonomous Tool Linking

Google is embracing “agentic experiences” in the rollout of Gemini 2.0, its new flagship family of generative AI expected to compete with ChatGPT with OpenAI o1, GitHub Copilot, and Amazon Nova. The tech giant released the first model, Gemini 2.0 Flash, on Dec. 11 for global developers through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. Consumers can…
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digitpatrox2 weeks ago
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Google’s Gemini 2.0 Is All About Efficiency

Google officially announced Gemini 2.0 on Wednesday, the company’s latest upgrade to its flagship AI model. Specifically, Google is rolling out “Gemini 2.0 Flash experimental,” succeeding Gemini 1.5 Flash. Google’s Flash models are its “lightweight” models, designed for tasks that don’t require the most powerful AI models possible, and focus more on efficiency. Still, Google says Gemini 2.0 Flash not…
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digitpatrox3 weeks ago
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The December 2024 Pixel Drop Lets Gemini Remember Details About You

The December 2024 Pixel Drop is here. Credit: Google It’s Pixel Drop time again, and the December 2024 edition of Google’s regular phone and tablet upgrade series brings with it improvements to Gemini AI, photo sharing, instant messaging, device security, accessibility, and more. A smarter Gemini There’s a lot to cover, and given the way AI is dominating tech headlines…
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digitpatrox3 weeks ago
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy just unveiled a powerful new AI model to compete with Google Gemini and OpenAI’s GPT-4

Amazon has a new group of foundation models, dubbed ‘Amazon Nova’, that cover a range of multimodal interactions, CEO Andy Jassy has revealed. Speaking at AWS re:Invent 2024 in a surprise appearance for the opening keynote, Jassy revealed that, after being hard at work on its own homegrown frontier models, it was ready to release Nova. “I’m excited to share…
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digitpatrox4 weeks ago
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Google’s connecting Spotify to its Gemini AI assistant

Spotify is getting support for Google’s Gemini Extensions, which will allow users to search for and play music using the generative AI assistant with natural language requests. The extension was first spotted in the code of the Google app in June, and now it’s rolling out to compatible Android devices, as reported by 9to5Google. Gemini can play music found by…
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digitpatrox4 weeks ago
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How to use Google Gemini on your phone

While Google Assistant is going to be around for a while, the future of Google-powered digital assistants now seems to be Gemini. Gemini comes preinstalled if you buy a Google Pixel 9 phone, and you can install the Android app on older Pixels and non-Pixel handsets. There’s also now an app for the iPhone. Whether you’ve already got it installed…
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digitpatroxNovember 20, 2024
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Here’s How to Get 3 Months of Free Gemini Advanced Perk on Your Chromebook

Chromebooks usually come with many perks and Google generously keeps pushing new perks for users to enjoy for a limited time. The current active perks include 12 months of AI premium plan and three months of free YouTube Premium. These are now joined by yet another Gemini Chromebook perk that offers 3 months of free AI premium plan. Some Chromebooks…
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