Let’s take a look at the best and worst of Google’s latest AI toys.
“Googles Gemini is incredible tech embedded in Android 15.
It has some really exciting features like Pixel Screenshots, which can search your screenshots for information.
No, those people aren’t fading from history like in Back to the Future.Google
It is a time-saving tool thats both practical and forward-thinking.
“But Geminis AI image generation has me scratching my head.
Its a fantastic tool but the repercussions could be far-reaching and not necessarily in a positive way.”
Maybe the best thing about the new Pixels are the colors.Google
And according toThe Verge’sAlex Cranz, Google’sGemini Live is actually pretty goodat finding things out for you.
That might partially be an indictment of Google’s regular search, but it’s quite good.
After Google’s ownpizza glue debacle, why should we trust this version?
Squirrels! The gift idea was squirrels!.Google.
Also, says Cranz, Gemini Live won’t shut up.
In the demo reel, Google added flowers and balloons to a field.
Even more gimmicky, but also kinda neat, is a feature called “Add Me.”
This lets you snap a photo of a friend, then you switch places.
Then we get to maybe the best “AI” feature in the whole demo.
It essentially dives into your screenshots and lets you search on them.
Google’s example is that you’re researching a gift for a friend who loves squirrels (!
), and you spend a while screenshotting the best ones you find.
Later, you ask Pixel Screenshots what that gift was, and it shows you.
But because Pixel Screenshots only uses screenshots you have saved yourself, many of the privacy issues go away.
All in all, Google’s AI announcements are more of the same.
This is still a technology desperately looking for a real-world program, whichfor consumer-level productsmay never arrive.
“AI’s promise is in enterprise, medical, and industrial applicationsnot hype-driven consumer tech.
Responsible, problem-focused development is key.
Avoiding spectacle and focusing AI on actual issues will build a better future.
