Curated By: Shaurya Sharma
Last Updated: December 15, 2023, 09:58 IST
Mountain View, California, USA
Google tends to order the newest options for its ‘Pro’ fashions. (Image: News18)
Google could possibly be constructing a brand new Pixel-exclusive AI Assistant referred to as ‘Pixie,’ doubtlessly constructed on its new on-gadget LLM—Gemini Nano.
Google Assistant is the go-to digital assistant for Android customers, and now, even perhaps for Apple customers, contemplating it may be triggered with a single button press on iPhone 15 Pro. Not solely is it quick, nevertheless it stays extra practical than rivals like Siri to this present day. However, even the Assistant has limitations, particularly when it can’t connect with the web. This is why Google could possibly be contemplating introducing one other AI-powered assistant solely for its Pixel gadgets.
According to a brand new report by The Information, Google is working in direction of constructing a brand new AI Assistant, which could possibly be referred to as ‘Pixie.’ It is alleged to be a Pixel unique and may carry out complicated duties that the Google Assistant merely isn’t able to. This is as a result of ‘Pixie’ could possibly be based mostly on Google’s new Gemini Nano giant language mannequin, which has already made its strategy to the Pixel 8 Pro smartphone in apps just like the Recorder and Gboard.
Another factor value noting right here is the truth that Gemini Nano-powered options on the Pixel 8 Pro are all on-gadget—which means you needn’t be linked to the web to make use of them. This is the place ‘Pixie’ could have a big higher hand in comparison with the Google Assistant, because it might be able to execute on-gadget duties with out gaining access to community.
It isn’t precisely clear which Pixel fashions might get this new assistant, however the report does add that we may even see Pixie coming to the Pixel 9 collection when it releases subsequent yr. Google usually launched its new flagships in October yearly, so it could possibly be an extended wait earlier than we lastly see this alleged assistant out within the open.
That mentioned, Google has chosen to order lots of its new AI-powered options, resembling Summarize within the Recorder app, and Smart Reply for Gboard, to the Pixel 8 Pro, not releasing them for the vanilla Pixel 8. So, might the brand new assistant be unique to the Pixel 9 Pro?
