Google IO happened yesterday and the keynote focused heavily on AI. Some of the things that I found most important are:
PaLM 2 is their new LLM. It comes in different sizes from small enough for pixel phones, to big enough to beat ChatGPT-3.5. It is used in Bard and many of their productivity tools.
Gamini is a multimodal model and the product of the Google DeepMind fusion. It is getting trained right now and could be a contender for the strongest AI when it comes out. I am quite excited about this release since DeepMind is my personal favorite for AGI.
Moreover, they showcased their seamless integration of PaLM and other advanced generative AI tools throughout their product suite as a direct response to Microsoft’s Copilot. They applied the same innovative approach to their search functionality, incorporating PaLM to deliver a search experience reminiscent of Bing GPT. This development fills me with hope, considering their search results outperform those of Bing. It’s likely that their decision to keep PaLM smaller was driven by cost considerations, allowing for more economical operation in the realm of search.
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