02/15/2024

Google’s Flagship AI Model Gets a Mighty Fast Upgrade

Gemini Pro 1.5 launches today with more power than its two-month-old predecessor

Alphabet's Gemini AI model has been public for only two months, but the company is already releasing an upgrade. Gemini Pro 1.5, launching with limited availability today, is more powerful than its predecessor and can handle huge amounts of text, video, or audio input at a time.

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, which developed the new model, compares its vast capacity for input to a person’s working memory, something he explored years ago as a neuroscientist.

"The great thing about these core capabilities is that they unlock sort of ancillary things that the model can do," Hassabis said.

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