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Generative AI’s iPhone Moment

Google’s long-awaited Gemini model shows that the technology is losing its magic.
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After nearly seven months of rumors and delays, Google has finally released its most advanced generative-AI model to date: Gemini 1.0, a program the company is as one of the most capable pieces of software ever. It can solve calculus problems, explain memes, write code, and—in a real example offered by the company—provide feedback on cooking photos to help you decide when your omelet is done. Google is even Gemini as “a first step toward a truly universal AI model,” one that is designed from the ground up to engage with images, video, text, audio, and computer code in a range of

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