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After the terrible realization that it had been complacently spinning its wheels on a false AI for a decade, Google probably started realigning itself on that day. In addition, Google Assistant Reportedly Pivoting to Generative AI according to an internal email leaked by Axios, Assistant appears to be going through a generative face-lift.
According to the email, the Assistant team leads “see a huge opportunity to explore what a supercharged Assistant, powered by the latest LLM [large language model] technology, would look like,” and they detail specific organizational changes to make that happen.
You don’t fundamentally modify a thriving department to try out new concepts. Due to other companies’ open demonstrations, they have already seen how it appears and are racing to catch up. In any case, the “vision” alteration will take shape in the coming months.
Google Assistant Reportedly Pivoting to Generative AI:
Generative AI (Image Source: techcrunch.com)
Although numerous LLMs powering chatbots and assistants, the technology has yet to prove that it is a valuable development in this technology field. Services like Assistant, Alexa, and Siri were more like Mad Libs, where users provided the subjects and verbs, such as “traffic+downtown+now” or “teriyaki+near+me.” While they are not precisely what we call “AI,” they can be helpful as a user interface for simple digital interactions.
If the answer to your question about how long it will take to travel to the beach is solely based on Western literature, is that an improvement? When you ask Alexa to tell you a joke or provide you with the weather as a sonnet, the novelty quickly wears off.
Even though LLMs are fascinating and their ability to follow conversations can be helpful, it appears like only a tiny percentage of individuals are interested in having a dialogue with their navigation system or arguing the relative merits of farmed versus wild fish when they ask about the finest sushi places.
It would be better to have a single interface that can manage both and rely on its capabilities as necessary. At the very least, Google is betting it should plan its affairs just in case.
