Gemini Live Is WILD | Hands-on with Google's new conversational AI
Summary
TLDRGemini Live, showcased at the 'Made by Google' event, is a new AI assistant set to replace Google Assistant. Demonstrated on Pixel 8 Pro and S24 Ultra, it offers a seamless, conversational experience with 10 customizable voice options. Users can engage in continuous dialogue without repeated wake words and even multitask on their devices. Gemini Live's intelligent responses and ability to handle interruptions make it a promising feature, despite limitations like requiring an internet connection and lacking access to personal data.
Takeaways
- π Gemini Live is a new feature showcased at the 'Made by Google' event with the Pixel 9es, designed to replace Google Assistant as the default assistant.
- π± It is available on devices like the S24 Ultra and Pixel 8 Pro, and can be activated by selecting the Gemini Live option within the Assistant UI.
- π Users can choose from 10 different voices for Gemini Live, with the ability to change the voice later in settings.
- π£οΈ Gemini Live allows for natural and continuous conversations without needing to repeatedly wake the assistant with voice commands.
- π² The feature runs in the cloud, which means it requires an internet connection to function and does not have access to personal data like calendar, emails, or messages.
- π€ Gemini Live provides thoughtful and in-depth responses to questions, capable of handling interruptions and steering the conversation in different directions.
- π° It can provide recipes and adapt them based on user requests, such as changing a classic cheesecake recipe to a no-bake lemon cheesecake.
- π Gemini Live can translate sentences and provide answers in different languages, enhancing its utility for multilingual users.
- π Users can revisit past conversations with Gemini Live, which retains memory of previous interactions.
- π Gemini Live can suggest gift ideas based on user input and preferences, showing an ability to understand and respond to personal queries.
- π The speaker expresses a desire for Gemini Live to be integrated into Google Nest devices and Pixelbuds Pro 2 for a more seamless smart home experience.
Q & A
What is Gemini Live?
-Gemini Live is a new feature introduced by Google, designed to replace Google Assistant as the default assistant. It offers a more natural and continuous conversational experience with the AI, without needing to repeatedly wake it up.
Which devices currently support Gemini Live?
-Gemini Live is available on the Pixel 8 Pro and the S24 Ultra, and it will come as standard on the Google Pixel 99's.
How do you activate Gemini Live on a supported device?
-To activate Gemini Live, you need to open the Assistant app, and then select the Gemini Live option at the bottom right of the screen.
How many voices can you choose from when you first start Gemini Live?
-When you start Gemini Live for the first time, you get to choose from 10 different voices.
Can you change the voice you've selected in Gemini Live later on?
-Yes, you can change the voice later in the settings if you wish to do so.
What is special about the conversational aspect of Gemini Live?
-The conversational aspect of Gemini Live is designed to be natural and continuous, allowing users to have ongoing conversations without needing to frequently wake up the assistant.
Does Gemini Live require an internet connection to function?
-Yes, Gemini Live requires an internet connection as it runs in the cloud and needs to access the cloud to provide answers.
Can Gemini Live access personal information such as calendar, emails, or messages?
-No, Gemini Live does not have access to personal information like calendar, emails, or messages. It only knows general information such as your location and anything you tell it during the conversation.
What are some limitations of Gemini Live in terms of phone control?
-Gemini Live cannot perform tasks like sending text messages, making calls, or sending emails. For such tasks, you would need to use the regular Gemini Assistant and exit the Gemini Live UI.
Can Gemini Live translate sentences or provide answers in different languages?
-Yes, Gemini Live can translate sentences and provide answers in different languages upon request.
How does Gemini Live handle gift suggestions?
-Gemini Live can provide gift suggestions based on the information you provide about the person and their interests. It can also adjust its suggestions based on the type of gift or experience you are interested in.
Outlines
π Introduction to Gemini Live
The script introduces Gemini Live, a new feature showcased at the Google event for Pixel 9es. It's described as mind-blowing and is set to replace Google Assistant on devices like the S24 Ultra and Pixel 8 Pro. Gemini Live offers a seamless conversational experience with 10 initial voice options, continuous interaction without the need for frequent wake words, and the ability to multitask while conversing. The feature is intelligent, providing thoughtful and in-depth responses to questions, and allows for conversational steering and interruptions. It also offers functionalities like recipe suggestions and can adapt to user requests on the fly.
π Gemini Live's Limitations and Additional Features
This paragraph delves into the limitations of Gemini Live, such as its dependency on an internet connection and lack of access to personal data like calendar and emails. Despite these, Gemini Live impresses with its ability to translate sentences and provide answers in different languages. It also retains memory of past conversations, allowing users to revisit and continue old discussions. The script highlights Gemini Live's potential in suggesting personalized gift ideas based on user input and its ability to offer detailed suggestions for activities, such as sports experiences. The author expresses a desire for Gemini Live to be integrated into Google Nest devices and Pixelbuds Pro 2 for a more hands-free experience and concludes with the need for a Gemini Advanced subscription for its use.
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Keywords
π‘Gemini live
π‘Pixel 9es
π‘Assistant
π‘S24 Ultra
π‘Voices
π‘Continuous Conversations
π‘Liverpool
π‘AR slot
π‘Cheesecake Recipe
π‘Gift Ideas
π‘Sports Experience
Highlights
Gemini live was showcased at the 'Made by Google' event where the Pixel 9es were announced.
Gemini live is a feature that works exceptionally well and is set to replace Google Assistant on devices.
The feature is available on Pixel 8 Pro and S24 Ultra, and will come standard on Google Pixel 99's.
Users can activate Gemini live by selecting the option within the Google Assistant.
Upon first use, Gemini live offers 10 different voice options for users to choose from.
The conversational interface of Gemini live allows for natural, continuous interactions without needing to repeatedly wake the assistant.
Gemini live can provide in-depth, thoughtful answers to questions, demonstrating its intelligence.
Users can interrupt Gemini live mid-conversation to ask different questions or change topics.
Gemini live operates in the cloud, requiring an internet connection to function.
It does not have access to personal information such as calendar, emails, or messages.
Gemini live cannot perform tasks like sending texts, making calls, or emails.
The feature includes real-time translation capabilities and can answer questions in different languages.
Users can review past conversations with Gemini live and continue from where they left off.
Gemini live can suggest gift ideas based on user input and preferences.
It asks relevant questions to tailor gift suggestions to the recipient's interests and hobbies.
Gemini live is expected to be integrated into Google Nest devices and Pixelbuds Pro 2 for a hands-free experience.
For non-Pixel 9 users, a subscription to Gemini Advanced will be required to use Gemini live.
Transcripts
one of the biggest showoffs from Google
at the made by Google event where the
pixel 9es were announced was Gemini live
and on stage when they showed this this
is one of those demos that actually
worked really well and I was thinking
maybe this is working a little bit too
well so I wanted to try it out for
myself and now I'm lucky that I've got
Gemini live working on both the pixel 8
Pro and the s24 ultra so I'm going to go
through like a crash course of exactly
what Gemini live is all about firstly if
you haven't tried Gemini live at any
point yet then it's like one of those
features that is a little bit
mind-blowing it just works so well and
this should be coming to a whole host of
devices it will be coming as standard on
the Google pixel 99's and of course
Gemini is going to replace Google
Assistant as your default assistant but
as I mentioned you can also get it on
devices like the s24 ultra and the pixel
8 Pro all you have to do is activate
assistant to get to Gemini live and once
you're inside Gemini you then just need
to on the bottom right of the screen
select that Gemini live option which you
can see just at the bottom there and as
soon as you click that you will go
straight into to the Gemini live feature
right first off when you start Gemini
live for the first time you will get 10
voices to pick from and you can scroll
through all these and pick your
favorites and you can also change the
voice later on in settings if you get
bored of them but I really like Vega
orbit Ursa and Orion if you end up going
with capella tell which is the British
voice just know not a single person in
England sounds like that this voice
sounds like everybody on that TV series
you on Netflix in like the latest series
when they're in the UK but no one sounds
like this be honored to be the voice you
choose for Gemini the conversations that
you can have though with the Gemini are
so natural and you can have continuous
conversations so you don't have to stop
and wake up the assistant every couple
of minutes by saying Hey or Okay Google
you can just continue to carry on asking
it questions you also don't have to stay
inside that Gemini live UI so if you're
chatting to it you can actually just go
about with using your phone as you would
which I think is a pretty nice bonus
that it doesn't completely stop you from
using your phone whilst talking to
Gemini the conversational part of Gemini
live is so good and it's actually really
exciting so I'm going to show you how
easy it is I'm not going to edit this
and you can just see how quickly and how
intelligently it can respond and just
how much like having a real conversation
it is
so what was Liverpool's last
score Liverpool won 2 to zero last
Saturday against ipswitch okay and what
was the game like did Liverpool dominate
or were ipswitch part of the
game Liverpool had a pretty strong
performance they didn't score until the
second half but they were definitely in
control for most of the game ipswitch
put up a decent
fight proved too
strong Dogo Joda opened the scoring for
Liverpool in the 60th minute followed by
a goal from mosala just 5 minutes later
don't Liverpool have a new manager
now yes Liverpool has a new manager his
name is AR slot and he took over from
Jurgen klopp it'll be interesting to see
how Liverpool does under his leadership
do you think it'll be a difficult job
for him or do you think it'll be quite
simple it's definitely a a big job to
step into Liverpool is a massive club
with a lot of expectations AR slot had a
lot of success with fyord so he's proven
he knows how to manage a team whether
it'll be easy or not it's too early to
say and that shows you how good Gemini
live is like it's answers are thought
out it's not just giving you generic
answers it kind of knows in depth the
questions that you're asking and as you
saw you can actually interrupt Gemini
live and ask it different questions or
steer the conversations in different
ways if you think of something that you
want to ask let me show you another
example of how this works so now I'll
just asked Gemini about a recipe for
something so can you give me a recipe
for a
cheesecake sure here's a classic
cheesecake recipe it's a great though
you can always switch things
up no problem here's a classic
cheesecake recipe
can is a lemon cheesecake as
well sure I can adjust the recipe to
make a lemon cheesecake since we're
already making a we also need it to be
no bake thanks let me know if you want
help with
anything so I can totally help you out
with a nobaked cheesecake recipe since
we already have a good base for a lemon
cheesecake let's adapt that you'll need
first so it can show you how good it is
when you just interrupt it and divert
the conversation and I just think it's
really well thought out and it's not
like a gimmicky feature I feel like I've
used Gemini live more than I had used
Google assistant in the past two weeks
and I did in about a year there are
things that Gemini live can't do one of
these is work without internet
connection so Gemini live runs in the
cloud completely so there's nothing that
can be done on device which is a bit
disappointing but of course to get any
of those answers it needs to access the
cloud the other things that Gemini live
has no control over on your phone is it
has no access to calendar email
messages and doesn't really know
anything about you like it knows some
general information like your location
and anything you tell it inside of the
conversation but it doesn't know any
personal information this also means you
can't ask Gemini live to send a text
message make a call send an email it
can't do any of those things if you need
help with that you would just need to
use Gemini regular and come out of the
Gemini live UI there are a couple of
other cool things inside Gemini live
though that you can do and if you ask it
to translate a sentence it will
translate that sentence immediately
really quickly you can also ask Gemini
live to give you the answer to the
question that you're asking in a
different language so if you were to say
to it can you tell me where the closest
McDonald's is but give me the answer in
French it will give you the answer in
French you can also go back into Gemini
and read all the answers and questions
that you've had with Gemini live and you
can go back into Old conversations from
that recent Tab and you can continue the
chat that you were already having maybe
two or 3 days ago cuz Gemini live
remembers it I do wish though there was
a way you could go straight into Gemini
live without triggering assistant and
then selecting that Gemini live option
you also have to manually end the
conversation you're having with Gemini
live every single time otherwise it will
just keep listening in the background
and even know you can tell it you're
done with that conversation it kind of
just like hangs around there waiting
like someone who doesn't want to hang up
the call First another part of Gemini
live and showing how intelligent it is
is being able to ask it for gift ideas
so I will ask it for a gift idea for a
friend and it will ask questions back to
get an idea of what gift it should
suggest so again it's really simple can
you give me a gift idea for my friend
for their birthday
sure what kind of gift are you looking
for is there a price range you're trying
to stick to I'd like to keep it under
$50 a personalized touch can go a long
way even on a budget maybe a custommade
card where you write a heartfelt message
or if your friend likes to laugh you can
get a funny mug with a joke or pop
culture reference on it cooking and
sports as well as driving a
car in that case maybe consider getting
them a cookbook focused on their
favorite Cuisine or type of food there
are tons of options for different skill
levels interest can you give me another
suggestion based on their
Hobbies sure here's another idea you
could get them a gift certificate for a
cooking class or a sports themed
experience like hitting the batting
cages or going to see a game together
experiences can be a fun way to make
let's go with a sport experience can you
find me a place that does
that all right to find the best place
for a Sports Experience I'll need to
know what sport your friend is into
they're into American
football all right so you mentioned
American football are you looking for
something more like an experience day
where they can try things like American
football skills challenges or would they
prefer tickets to an actual game there
you go so you can see again it doesn't
just say oh okay here is an activity it
wants to know more about the person and
wants to know more about that certain
activity so it can just give you an idea
and give you a suggestion that's
accurate it's really impressive overall
I think Gemini live is really impressive
like I don't think I've ever used a new
feature on a device more than I have
used Gemini live in the last couple of
days my hope next is that this comes to
Google Nest devices because that would
make having a smart home an actual smart
home it would be really cool we'll see
Gemini live handsfree on the pixelbuds
Pro 2 that released in September as well
where you're actually a able to have
that conversation without having to
trigger Gemini and then go into Gemini
live but let me know what you think of
Gemini live remember if you don't get a
new pixel 9 which comes with 12 months
free Gemini Advanced you will actually
have to subscribe to Gemini Advan to use
Gemini live but let me know in the
comments what you think of this I think
it's really cool I kind of love it
before you head off make sure you
subscribe to the channel as well and if
you do that then I will see you later
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