Google I/O 2024: Here's Everything Google Announced At The Event

Google wrapped up its I/O 2024 annual conference with major announcements. Google Gemini AI and its integration into various Google services were the main highlights of Google's recently concluded annual developer conference held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in California. The tech giant has also revealed the integration of advanced AI features directly into the Android operating system.

Google is all set to bring Gemini 1.5 Pro to Gemini Advanced subscribers in over 35 languages, along with a 1 million token context window. According to Google, a long context window means Gemini Advanced can make sense of multiple large documents, up to 1,500 pages total, or summarize 100 emails. "To take advantage of this long context window, we’re adding the ability to upload files via Google Drive or directly from your device, right into Gemini Advanced," added Google in a blog post. Additionally, Google will also roll out Gemini Live in the coming months, in which users can talk to Gemini and choose from a variety of natural-sounding voices it can respond with. 

The tech giant has also introduced LearnLM, Google's new family of models fine-tuned for learning, based on Gemini. LearnLM models are developed in collaboration between Google’s DeepMind AI research division and Google Research to help make learning experiences more engaging, personal, and useful. Google has also announced a multimodal version of the Gemini Nano. With this, the phone will not just be able to process text input but also understand more information in context like sights, sounds, and spoken language. The company is also testing a new feature that uses Gemini Nano to deliver real-time alerts during a call if it detects conversation patterns commonly associated with scams.

The expansion of the "Circle to Search" feature is one of the main highlight of this year's annual conference. Google announced that the Circle to Search feature can now help students with homework. "When students circle a prompt they’re stuck on, they’ll get step-by-step instructions to solve a range of physics and math word problems without leaving their digital info sheet or syllabus," wrote Google.