Google is also experimenting with using AI to remake its core search interface, launching a generative search experience that serves up chatbot-like answers. While Pichai is open to both paid and ad-supported generative AI experiences, he warns that the technology must be used correctly and responsibly. He acknowledges the potential for the AI to "hallucinate" or provide misinformation, but believes that a generative AI experience should also be "imaginative".
Key takeaways:
- Google's CEO Sundar Pichai is focusing on a futuristic version of the web, rolling out Gemini, Google’s most powerful AI model yet, which is also going mobile and moving closer to general availability.
- Gemini will be offered as part of a $20 per month Google One subscription package, directly competing with ChatGPT and the subscription service ChatGPT Plus.
- Gemini is a multimodal AI model, trained with data in multiple formats, not just text but also imagery, audio, and code, and can respond using text or voice or by snapping and sharing a photo.
- Google is also experimenting with a generative search experience that serves up chatbot-like answers, and is open to both paid and ad-supported generative AI experiences.