Google I/O 2023 is a wrap — List of Highlights You Don’t Want to Miss
What is Google I/O?
Google I/O is an annual developer conference hosted by Google, where the company showcases its latest technologies and products. The conference typically features keynote speeches, technical sessions, and product announcements, and attracts both developers and consumers
We know you might not have time to watch a long talk, so here’s a short and easy-to-read list of the important things that were announced at Google I/O. It includes new features and updates that you might find useful
Here are Key notes of Google I/O :
1) Help Me Write
Help Me Write is a new feature coming to Gmail and Google Docs that will help you to compose emails and sections of writing based on more limited inputs that you provide.
The feature, dubbed “help me write,” is basically an expansion of the auto-replies and generative text that Google already uses in Gmail. While announcing the feature, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, used an example of asking an airline for a refund for a flight. The AI feature pulls info from previous exchanges with the airline and creates an entire message asking for a refund. You can then edit that message to your liking and send it away.
2) PaLM 2
PaLM 2, Google’s newest large language model (LLM).
“PaLM 2 will power Google’s updated Bard chat tool, the company’s competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and function as the foundation model for most of the new AI features the company is announcing today.”
PaLM 2 also now features improved support for writing and debugging code. More here. Also, takes a deeper dive into PaLM 2 with a more critical look at the model through the lens of a Google
3) Bard gets smarter
Many of us are aware that Google had previously introduced Bard as a successor to Chat GPT, but it didn’t prove to be very effective. This time, however, Google has made significant improvements to Bard, making it even smarter and more advanced. Let’s take a closer look.
Google has made Bard available to everyone in over 180 countries and territories and has removed the waitlist requirement. In addition to English, Bard now supports Japanese and Korean, and the plan is to expand to support 40 languages eventually.
Furthermore, Bard can now provide image results alongside its responses. Moreover, Google has teamed up with Adobe to offer art generation features in Bard. Through this collaboration, Bard users can use Firefly to create images and then customize them using Express. They can also select from various templates, fonts, stock images, and other assets available in the Express library, all within Bard.
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3) MusicLM
Google released MusicLM, a new experimental AI tool that can turn text descriptions into music.
Available in the AI Test Kitchen app on the web, Android or iOS, MusicLM lets users type in a prompt like “soulful jazz for a dinner party” or “create an industrial techno sound that is hypnotic” and have the tool create several versions of the song.
How To Try Google’s Text-To-Music Generator MusicLM ?
To sign up for MusicLM’s waitlist, go to Google’s AI Test Kitchen. Google will send you an email confirming your addition to the waitlist.
Once you’re approved, you can prompt MusicLM with a descriptive phrase like “ambient, soft sounding music I can study to.”
4) Android is getting AI-powered customization options
AI isn’t just coming for Google Search. Google has announced that it’s also bringing new AI-powered features to Android. One of these features, called Magic Compose, will live within Android’s Messages app and give you the ability to reply to texts using responses suggested by AI.
It’s also adding a feature that will let you use AI to create your own wallpaper. Instead of choosing from a set of template options, you’ll soon be able to describe an image, which your device will then generate using Google’s text-to-image diffusion model.
Additionally, Google is launching a Pixel-exclusive feature next month that lets you customize your device with a new “cinematic wallpaper” that adds depth to one of your existing photos
5) Google’s latest Project Starline prototype uses AI to make 3D images of people
Google announced the latest prototype of Project Starline, its 3D teleconferencing video booth. On the face of it, the biggest difference is a dramatic reduction in hardware. The earlier model, which it showed off late last year, relied on several cameras to capture speakers from all angles. This time out, however, the system only has a “few” of them, leaning on AI and ML to generate a convincing three-dimensional image of its subject.
According to Google, the system has gone “from the size of a restaurant booth to a flat-screen TV,” courtesy of these hardware updates
Google has already begun testing the latest prototype with a number of high profile partners, including T-Mobile, Salesforce and WeWork.
Google Introduce new Devices in Google I/O 2023
Pixel Tablet
Announced at last year’s Google I/O, the Pixel Tablet is finally a reality. Well, almost — preorders are live (only in 11 countries), and it goes on sale June 20, so you still have to wait a bit more. This $499 tablet isn’t really meant to be a tablet you take with you on the go. Rather, it rests on a magnetic dock (included) when you’re not using it, and the dock wirelessly recharges the slate and doubles as a speaker (the sound quality is purportedly equal to a Nest Hub). When it’s on the dock, it acts as a traditional Google smart speaker, with options to control your smart home devices, and even has a similar microphone array to pick up your “Hey Google” commands. Chromecast is built in, so you can cast to it from your phone or laptop.
When you want to use it, just pop it off the dock and it’s a normal Android tablet — except a bit better, because Google has made some strides in improving the tablet experience on Android, with more than 50 Google apps optimized for the larger screen. It’s powered by the Tensor G2 chipset and has many of the same software features as other Pixel devices.
Sadly, there are no other accessories — no stylus (a pen-shaped instrument designed specifically for touch screen use.) and no keyboard. You can take it out and use it with Bluetooth accessories, but it’s clear Google is really envisioning this as a homebody
Pixel Fold
Google’s first folding phone, the Pixel Fold, is here and costs a startling $1,799. It’s thinner than Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold4, and there’s a wide, full front screen that offers up an almost normal smartphone experience. Open it up and you get a 7.6-inch OLED screen for watching movies, multitasking, or reading. Preorders are live now — if you bite, Google is tossing in a free Pixel Watch — but it ships in June
Pixel 7a
Every year, Google announces an A-series version of the flagship Pixel that came before. This year’s Pixel 7A is a little more pricey ($499) than last year’s model, but you get a few more high-end perks, like a 90-Hz screen refresh rate and wireless charging support. The cameras are also completely new, with a 64-megapixel sensor leading the pack
It’s also launched in India. When it comes to the camera, it has a slightly higher pixel density, Its new chip does enable features like Face Unblur and Super Res Zoom.
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