A few days ago, Google announced Gemini, its latest LLM (Large Language Model) for AI tasks. The company announced that a smaller version of Gemini will be coming to flagship Android smartphones in the future, including Pixel and Galaxy devices. Now, a new report reveals how Google plans to use a new AI assistant called Pixie to give it an edge over other Android phone brands, including Samsung.
Pixel 9 could have its own AI assistant called Pixie that could do much more than the current AI assistant
according to Report from information (via 9To5Google), Google is bringing its own AI assistant called Pixie to smartphones with Pixie 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. It collects data from a user’s Gmail, YouTube, and other Google products on her Pixel smartphone and provides more personalized suggestions. For example, it can perform complex, multimodal tasks, such as suggesting directions to the nearest store to the user, where they can purchase the specific product they photographed. Samsung also plans to introduce several AI-powered features to its upcoming smartphones, starting with the Galaxy S24.
In case you’re wondering, Pixie isn’t Bard’s Google Assistant that Google showed off a few weeks ago. As a reminder, the Google Assistant powered by Bard will also be launched in the future on non-Google smartphones, including Gemini Nano and Samsung phones. Google Assistant with Bard may also become available on iPhone as a standalone app.
A few years ago, a new version of Google Assistant was first released on Pixel smartphones, but it remained exclusive to that device for quite some time. Pixie may also become exclusive to Pixel smartphones. According to the report, Google wants to bring these new AI features to more products, including low-end smartphones and smartwatches.
Google also appears to have discussed AR glasses internally. These glasses may have a camera and an onboard AI assistant. It may be able to see what the user sees, recognize objects, help the wearer use certain tools, solve math problems, or help play a musical instrument. there is. The last time we heard about AR glasses, Google had shelved them in favor of his Samsung’s upcoming XR device, which runs his Android and is powered by a Qualcomm chip.