Welcome to the new age of AI.
Wait, youre probably assuming we were already basking in the glow of artificial intelligence?
Yes and no, at least according to Google.
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For one, its supposed to offer faster responses based on your prompts.
The most important aspect of 2.0,Google said, is that its made for AI agents.
If you havent heard the buzzword before, think of agentsor agentificationas multiple AI models communicating with each other.
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The idea is that the AI can essentially take over your phone at your request.
Googles tool is supposed to allow users to do their own research and generate reports in a few minutes.
Its a new Jules tool similar to Microsofts ongoing GitHub Copilot.
The company also promoted a video of Gemini 2.0 interacting with several Supercell mobile games likeClash of Clans.
The AI could read the screen and offer advice about the current meta forSquad Busters.
It could also remind players to complete their daily challenges to earn that sweet, sweet in-game currency.
Is that all too exciting?
No, not necessarily.
The real agentic AI may be the long-awaited Project Astra from Google DeepMind.
The new iteration is supposed to result in better, more conversational dialogue.
Theres still no word on when Astra will be available to more users.
If you’re free to trust everything, it rips from the net.
The companys Deep Research tool first creates a research plan thats essentially an outline of an overall report.
It displays where it got its information at the very bottom.
The tool is available to all Gemini Advanced users in English starting today.
This entire process can take some time.
For instance, I asked Gemini Advanced to research Deep Minds history with Google before its acquisition in 2014.
Gemini laid out its research plan, including DeepMinds early stages and funding through its academic publications.
Googles blog mentions that the tool should take a few minutes to refine its analysis.
I prompted Gemini Advanced and asked how long the research would take.
Gemini said it would take 6-12 hours to complete the report.
Thats why the Gemini tools remind users to double-check all their answers underneath the text prompt.
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