Google is testing Gemini AI agents that help you in video games – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24318530/google-gemini-2-0-understand-rules-video-games-genie
“Our Director in Research Gregory Wayne is one of the team behind Project Astra: our research prototype exploring future capabilities of a universal AI assistant. ✨ He joined our podcast host @fryrsquared to share more about how it was developed and what might come next. ↓
https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1871216140128551042
“Google DeepMind announced a strategic partnership with Apptronik, an Austin-based humanoid robotics company The partnership will leverage Google DeepMind’s AI expertise, including their Gemini models, to enhance robot capabilities in real-world environments
https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1870877962251260290
“By 2030, all phones will go extinct. While everybody is watching AI, Google & Samsung quietly reinvented reality — making screens obsolete. What you need to know about Google’s AI glasses and how they’ll change the way we see, think, and live：
https://x.com/BusinessGTX/status/1869740472576704929
Google’s new Trillium AI chip delivers 4x speed and powers Gemini 2.0 | VentureBeat
Google’s new Trillium AI chip delivers 4x speed and powers Gemini 2.0
Google says new quantum chip is faster than most powerful supercomputer
https://qz.com/google-quantum-chip-willow-ai-frontier-supercomputer-1851716474
“Google gemini-2-flash-thinking: fast, great, cheap (free) test-time compute model for everyone OpenAI o3: Ferrari for the rich Both are good. Not worried about Google. One lesson for Google is to prioritize premium AI products as well as the model for everyone. Many people are” / X
https://x.com/shaneguML/status/1870256503149736253
“Turns out, it’s all in how you ask the question. Prompting is super-powerful. @GoogleDeepMind paper A single finite Transformer can compute anything computable, just by changing its prompts Mathematical proof that prompting makes Transformers universal computers Original
https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/1870791518493225423
Google AI announcements from December
https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-ai-updates-december-2024/
“Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is looking super strong on Aidanbench, much more to come 😄
https://x.com/OfficialLoganK/status/1872468169472057384
Google releases its own ‘reasoning’ AI model | TechCrunch
Report: Google told FTC Microsoft’s OpenAI deal is killing AI competition – Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/report-microsofts-exclusive-deal-with-openai-harms-competition-google-told-ftc/
“Google Labs debuted a new experiment called ‘Whisk’ It’s a new free creative AI tool that combines Imagen 3 and Gemini to remix visuals through image-to-image capabilities It’s not perfect, but tools like this are a neat way to make the tech more accessible” / X
https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1870878007520276837
Gemini can now tell when a PDF is on your phone screen – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/21/24326767/google-gemini-ask-about-pdf-rolling-out-files-android
“Just when you thought it was over… we’re introducing Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, a new experimental model that unlocks stronger reasoning capabilities and shows its thoughts. The model plans (with thoughts visible), can solve complex problems with Flash speeds, and more 🧵” / X
https://x.com/OfficialLoganK/status/1869789820308074837
5 ways to explore chess during the 2024 World Chess Championship
https://blog.google/technology/ai/world-chess-championships-2024/
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“Gemini-2.0-Flash-Thinking #1 across all categories!
https://x.com/lmarena_ai/status/1869793850069528588
“You can now upload your code repository directly from your device into Gemini Advanced to streamline your workflows. Debug, refactor, rewrite, & optimize your code with the comprehensive context of your project in mind. 🧑💻 Try it out →
https://x.com/GeminiApp/status/1869888680527282402
“We’ve been *thinking* about how to improve model reasoning and explainability Introducing Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, an experimental model trained to think out loud, leading to stronger reasoning performance. Excited to get this first model into the hands of developers to try” / X
https://x.com/noamshazeer/status/1869789881637200228?s=46
“Check out ‘Dogtective.’ Having a little fun with my downtime today, dreaming with Google Veo 2 text-to-video. Blown away by the prompt coherence. This is one powerful AI tool. I hope everyone is enjoying their Holiday break!
https://x.com/Diesol/status/1872021222495863042
“Google Veo prompt: “British chef slices and reveals a Beef Wellington”
https://x.com/bilawalsidhu/status/1869599748392653125
“Google announced the release of Veo 2, a SOTA video generation model that creates high-res outputs The model can generate 8-second clips at 4K resolution (720p at launch) and is rolling out gradually through the VideoFX waitlist
https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/1870877776133214577
