AI is advancing by leaps and bounds, and what was surprising a few months ago is now the foundations that any product must offer to be competitive. Google in particular is investing a lot of resources to catch up in AI, thanks to Gemini and its implementation on Android and web search.
Today, Google took another giant step forward, with the arrival of Flash Gemini 1.5the new language model that is aptly named for its devilish speed compared to current models. Google claims that this new model has been optimized for speed and efficiency, so it will take less time to answer our questions; these improvements are generalized and do not focus on a specific type of response.
Additionally, Gemini 1.5 Flash now offers up to 32,000 tokens, providing a pop-up window of up to four times higher than Gemini 1.0Even in its Pro version, all this means that the AI will be able to have longer conversations than in previous versions, it will be able to use more context to answer our questions and in general, it will work better with complex questions.
The upgrade to Gemini 1.5 Flash was made instantly in over 230 countries and 40 languages, and surprisingly, it is available no need to pay for a Google One subscription, however, it is not the best AI that Google offers commercially, since this honor is still held, barely, by Gemini 1.5 Pro available only with paid Gemini Advanced.
Another surprising change is that Gemini is finally coming to the Google Messages app in Europe, in addition to the rest of European countries. This integration was already present in English-speaking countries, but now we can use it in Spanish.
Gemini in the Google Messages app is able to offer us help with writing messages; For example, we might ask you to write a short message to connect with someone we haven’t spoken to in a while, or recommend a recipe for a dinner date. Along the same lines, Google is now allowing Gemini to be used by teens 13 and older, including a tailored experience for those users that explains new AI concepts.
What has not happened so far is the possibility ofupload your own files to Gemini from our device so that the AI can use them as context. This is a feature that was promised some time ago, but Google has assured that it has not been forgotten and that it will be available “very soon”; With this option, Gemini’s AI will be able to do things like analyze data files to display easy-to-understand summaries, or download a program to ask us exam questions.
