Google’s Cloud Next 2024 event has been a whirlwind of AI advancements applied to its cloud platforms. From Mountain View, the Google team has been relentless, unveiling a series of innovations promising to change the game.
Gemini 1.5 Pro Listens In. The new version of Google’s LLM can now process audio files, enabling Gemini to resume phone calls or videos without the need for previous transcriptions. Available through Vertex AI, this feature was previously teased and is now within reach of the public.
Image 2.0: More Than Just Images. The family of generative AI models, now rebranded as Image 2.0, offers tools for adding content to existing images and correcting them. Additionally, you can generate short videos and code with CodeGemma, a lightweight model.
Google Vids: Enterprise Editing Tool. Videos is introduced in Google Workspace as a video editor designed for corporate environments. Harnessing the power of Gemini AI, it automatically generates video drafts, from storyboards to imagery.
AI Across the Board. Google integrates AI options into all its tools, from analytics to cybersecurity. Additionally, it announces new instances for customers and Chrome Enterprise Premium, an enterprise version of the browser with enhanced security.
Enterprise Focus. While the innovations are exciting, they are primarily geared towards corporate environments. Google may expand these features to end-users in the future, perhaps at the next Google I/O in May.
