Yesterday, Google held the 15th edition of its annual event Google I/Owhere Sundar PichaiCEO of Google and Alphabet, together with specialists from the company, told las latest news that will be available in the coming months for developers and users. This year’s ads were focused on Artificial intelligenceand mark Google’s year-to-year development by making this technology a transformative tool that can bring significant and positive change to people and societies around the world.
During the conference, Pichai described how the company continues to advance its mission: “Making Artificial Intelligence useful to all people is the most profound way to advance our mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible. . With a determined and responsible approach, we are reimagining all of our core products, including the Finder.” And at the same time, he added: “So far, we have shared how AI can help facilitate creativity, productivity and insight. Not only is it a powerful enabler, it’s also a great platform switch. All companies and organizations are thinking about how to drive transformation. That is why we are focused on making it easy and scalable for others to innovate with AI.”
This 2023, the conference was face-to-face and broadcast live, and now it can be relived for free on the Google channel on YouTube.
A journey through 15 years. From the 3,000 developers who participated in the first edition in 2008 to today, Google I/O has become one of the company’s flagship events, where every year it presents the world with the latest innovations in its products. and upcoming releases. For this reason, Google shares the most important moments of this event:
Below is a brief summary of the most relevant announcements from Google I/O.
Artificial Intelligence: a pillar of the company
With the aim of continuing to develop Artificial Intelligence in a responsible and innovative way, Google highlighted the importance of maximizing its positive impact on society, relying on its seven principles of use. Every day millions of people (and in some cases billions) around the world benefit from this technology through products like Google Maps, the Translator y Lens, among others. And today, he came on board to help fuel creativity with Bard, increase productivity with Workspace and facilitate access to knowledge with Search Generative Experience.
As part of these efforts, Google introduced PaLM 2: Your next-generation AI language model. He has better multilingual, reasoning, and coding abilities. Plus, it’s faster and more efficient than previous models. For this reason, PaLM 2 will be incorporated into almost 25 new products and functionalitiesenabling people around the world—including consumers, developers, and businesses of all sizes—to realize its full potential.
More people will be able to access Bard
In February of this year, Sundar Pichai advertisement the availability of Bard, the company’s conversational AI servicein English for trusted evaluators in the United States and the United Kingdom.
In this new edition of the I/O, the end of the waiting list to access Bard and his expansion to more than 180 countries in English, and in turn the inclusion of the Japanese and Korean language. Towards the end of the year, work is being done to make this service available in the 40 most widely spoken languages —including Spanish— so that 98% of people in the world can use it in their mother tongue. Also, coming soon, you will be able to see relevant images from Google Images on Bard, and images can be sent to you to ask questions or start a conversation.
What’s new in the Finder
The generative AI is reimagining what can be done in the search engine. With this new technology, you can unlock entirely new types of questions and transform the way information is organized. For this reason, the company announced Search Labs: A space where people can sign up and try new products and ideas that Google is developing. In the coming weeks you will be able to tap the beaker icon in the Google app, or on the Chrome desktop, to sign up.
What’s coming on Android
Thanks to generative AI, there are now new ways to personalize an Android phone as well. Among the most important are:
– Magic Compose: Will be available in the coming months in Google Messages and will offer response suggestions based on the context of the messages, and even help transform what is written in different styles.
– New phone customization with Android 14: By the end of 2023, with Android 14, you will be able to personalize your phone with new shortcuts on the lock screen and a monochrome theme option. There will also be emoji wallpapers that will allow you to customize them with different combinations, patterns, and colors.
– Android Auto: This tool is already available on 200 million vehicles on the road this year, and by the end of 2023 the number of car models with Google Auto built-in will double.
New experiences in Maps
Google Maps announced the launch of the Immersive view for routes, that allows you to view each segment of a route before starting a trip, whether driving, walking or cycling. This feature will go live in the coming months in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin, Florence, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Paris, Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, Tokyo, and Venice.
What’s new in Workspace
Google released a new prototype of its starline project: a video call system that creates a real-time 3D image model of the connected people, which makes it possible to generate a physical conversation experience from a distance. It now has a simpler design to fit easily into the homes and offices of those who use it. In addition, it employs a new Artificial Intelligence technique that only requires a few cameras to process high-quality 3D information and is smaller, similar to a traditional video conferencing system.
In the last year, AI capabilities in Workspace helped people write more than 200 billion times. This is just the beginning of something bigger: today it was presented Duet AI, a real-time collaborative AI feature that will help compose responses in Gmail taking into consideration the thread of previous emails. Also, in Google Slides, it will allow you to quickly and easily generate slide images from text descriptions. At the same time, it will boost the Workspace tool “Sidekick” that assists users when they need help and guidance on the platform.
An update to some tools was also announced: Spelling and grammar suggestions in Docs are being refined, and a new suggestion review panel will be included so everyone can write more concisely, avoid repetition, and use a better voice. formal or active Soon there will be a preview of these functionalities.
And lastly, for those interested in trying these and other AI-powered tools, Workspace Labs have been launched to sign up and experience them before their mass release.
security and privacy
Every day Google works to create products that are secure by default, private by design, and put people in control of their data. Along these lines, it announced new features to keep people safer:
– “About this image”: This new tool helps to assess the trustworthiness of online visual content. Offers important context information such as when the image or similar images were indexed, where it may have first appeared, and where else it has been seen (whether on a news site, social networking site, or fact-checking site)
– Secure browsing– Introduced a new API that allows you to identify and alert on dangerous sites and files in order to prevent scams before they can happen.
– Data control in Android applications– In the permission request screen of an Android phone, it will be reported when an application shares information with third parties or for advertising purposes.
– New API to keep kids safer online: expanded the Content Security API to include video content, since these represent almost 50% of all files reported to the organization National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
– Updates in “Find My Device”: These new functions will allow the location of a wider range of devices from different brands. Later this year, unknown tracker alerts will be added to Android, which will notify you if a non-own Bluetooth tracker is found moving near a person.
hardware releases
Major updates to the hardware portfolio have been introduced that solidify Google’s foundation to create a family of devices that not only work better together, but are available to everyone:
– Pixel Fold: It’s Google’s first foldable phone, and it features the Tensor G2 chip, a 7.6-inch display when unfolded, Android’s split-screen functionality, and more.
– Pixel 7a– Like the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, the 7a features the Pixel Camera Bar, and is the longest-lasting A-series phone to date. The new phone’s improved main camera features a 72% larger sensor than the Pixel 6a, plus an all-new 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens.
– Pixel Tablet: Features an 11-inch display, built-in quad speakers, and the power of the Tensor G2 chip. It also features the new Charging Speaker Dock, which keeps your device charged and also makes it a useful home device that can be used hands-free. Also, this is the first tablet with Chromecast built-in.
At the moment, these devices will not be available in Latin America.
