(KRON) — Google is dumping its legacy Google Assistant characteristic and shifting towards its newer “Gemini” AI-powered assistant app. In a weblog put up Friday, the Mountain View-headquartered firm stated it was upgrading customers on cell gadgets from Google Assistant to Gemini.
Later this yr, the basic Google Assistant will not be accessible on most cell gadgets or out there for obtain in app shops, the corporate added.
“To continue our work of building the world’s most helpful assistant, we’ve reimagined the experience with AI at its core to make Gemini your personal, AI-powered assistant,” learn the put up from Senior Director of Product Administration, Brian Marquardt.
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Different gadgets, Marquardt stated, like tablets, automobiles, and related gadgets like headphones and watches, will even quickly be upgraded to Gemini. Google additionally plans to deliver a “new experience, powered by Gemini,” to residence gadgets like audio system, shows and TVs.
“We look forward to sharing more details with you in the next few months,” Marquardt stated. “Till then, Google Assistant will proceed to function on these gadgets.
Google Assistant was launched in 2016 and featured pure language processing and voice recognition know-how designed to unlock “a more natural way to get help from Google.”
Gemini, Google’s new AI assistant, was launched final yr and has since expanded to over 40 languages and greater than 200 international locations.
