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Google is adding its Gemini Nano AI model to desktop Chrome
Google is building Gemini Nano, the smallest of its AI models, directly into the Chrome desktop client, starting with Chrome 126.
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Google is building Gemini Nano, the smallest of its AI models, directly into the Chrome desktop client, starting with Chrome 126.
Context
At the Google I/O 2024 developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced that it is building its smallest AI model, Gemini Nano , directly into the Chrome desktop client, starting with Chrome 126. Gemini , coming up with 3 types like Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro and Gemini Nano, is Google’s long-promised , next-gen GenAI model family, developed by Google’s AI research labs DeepMind and Google Research. Gemini Nano, a smaller “distilled” model, runs on mobile devices like the Pixel 8 Pro. The company says it’s the recent work on WebGPU and WASM support in Chrome that enables these models to run at a reasonable speed on a wide set of hardware.
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Analysis
During a briefing prior to Tuesday’s announcement, Jon Dahlke, Google’s Chrome product management director, mentioned that discussions were ongoing with other browser providers to implement this capability—or a comparable one—in their respective browsers as well. “We have started to engage with other browsers and will be opening up an early preview program for developers,” Dahlke wrote in Tuesday’s announcement. “With webGPU, WASM, and Gemini built into Chrome, we believe the web IS AI-ready. ” Also read: Google’s Gemini expected to land on Android phones next year Also read: A look at Alphabet’s Gemini, the AI model aiming to challenge ChatGPT-4
Key Points
- Google is building Gemini Nano, the smallest of its AI models, directly into the Chrome desktop client, starting with Chrome 126.
- Google is making it possible for many of the advanced APIs in Chrome to translate, add captions, and transcribe text in the browser using its Gemini model.
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