Google I/O 2024 Highlights: Advancing the Frontiers of AI Technology

Explore the major announcements from Google I/O 2024, including new AI models and innovative product features that promise to transform the tech landscape.

GOOGLE I/O 2024

There’s a lot to cover, but let’s start with the key themes:

Google is integrating AI into all of its ecosystem. In true Google fashion, many features are “coming later this year.” If they ship and perform like the demos, Google will gain a serious upper hand over OpenAI/Microsoft.

All of the AI features across Google products will be powered by Gemini 1.5 Pro, Google’s best model and one of the top models available. A new Gemini 1.5 Flash model has also been launched, which is faster and much cheaper.

Google has ambitious projects in the pipeline, including a real-time voice assistant called Astra, a long-form video generator called Veo, plans for end-to-end agents, virtual AI teammates, and more.

Integration into Products

Search:

The SGE (Search Generative Experience) is coming out of beta as “AI overviews” for everyone, starting with the US. AI…