Be careful, Google came with everything! After launching Gemini, the new bet on Artificial Intelligence (AI), it seems that the company is already thinking about Gemini 1.5, an improved version compared to the original. According to The Verge, Google is making the version available to developers and corporate users.
Google’s plan is clear: bet big on Gemini and AI. Having said that, there is a question that arises. After having released a version so recently, what is version 1.5 better at? One of the big keys is that it was created with a technique called “Mixture of Experts”, that is, the program only processes part of the general model, instead of doing the entire processing at the same time. Translating this into words, the user wins because the model is faster and more efficient in responding to your needs.
Gemini 1.5 can have around 1 million (!) tokens, 5 times more than GPT-4
There is another fundamental characteristic of this innovation that has made Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, particularly confident. The AI model has a large context window, that is, it can analyze many times more content at once. To get a more realistic idea, we are talking about 1 million capacity tokens, compared to the 128,000 of Open AI’s GPT-4 and 32,000 of Gemini Pro. A little different or not? In short, Gemini 1.5 houses much more content.
For Pichai, the usefulness of the new version does not just translate to the common user. Companies, in their opinion, can also make their work processes more efficient with this new technology. In order to better understand the potential of Gemini 1.5, the Google CEO gives the example of a filmmaker who, hypothetically, has a film to analyze. On the contrary, he could send the same to Gemini 1.5, which would have the ability to make a credible film review. Amazing, right?
The free version will “only” have 128,000 tokens
In the world of technology, the future is increasingly exciting and Gemini 1.5 is just another reason for all the excitement. However, calm down! It won’t be available for now. As we mentioned, for now, only for developers and corporate users. The free version is expected to feature around 128,000 tokens. The version that will reach 1 million will already be paid for, according to The Verge.
In this race for improvements in the world of AI, Google doesn’t seem to want to be left behind. The strategy appears to be promising, however, they admit that there is still work to be done before presenting the final version to the wider public.
Still, in this race, Google is not alone, as there is no shortage of competition. The CEO of Google reveals that he is aware that all these corporate battles are not that important for the customer, that he is just looking for an experience, indifferent to everything else. He also adds that everything has changed very suddenly, which implies constant adaptation on the part of companies like Google, always at the forefront of cutting-edge technology.