Digital Assistants
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Gemini 1.5 and Google’s Nature
Google Cloud Next 2024 was Google’s most impressive assertion yet that it has the AI scale advantage and is determined to use it.
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Apple Releases AI Research Paper, Apple + Gemini?
Apple releases a new paper about AI, while there are rumors the company might partner with Google to offer Gemini in iOS; both make sense for Apple’s strategic position.
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India and Gemini, Ten Blue Links, The Complicity Framework
Gemini got all of AI into trouble in India; how did this particular mistake happen? Then, Google may have been more dependent on 10 blue links than anyone realized, and a proposal for solving “AI Safety” issues through product decisions.
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Gemini and Google’s Culture
The Google Gemini fiasco shows that the biggest challenge for Google in AI is not business model but rather company culture; change is needed from the top down.
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Groq Costs, Gemini Pro 1.5, Google’s Timidity
Groq is expensive and might not scale; that’s not a problem for Google, and Gemini Pro 1.5 shows what is possible with their infrastructure. The company’s manipulation of Gemini, though, shows the company’s timidity.
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Google Earnings, Microsoft Earnings
Google’s earnings were inscrutable, which doesn’t inspire confidence; then Microsoft’s earnings looked incredible, but it’s important to trace where the AI growth is coming from.