Google postpones Gemini launch amid AI race
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES — Google has postponed the launch of its new artificial intelligence (AI) system Gemini until 2024, according to recent reports.
The tech giant was originally planning to unveil Gemini, seen by many as a competitor to OpenAI’s top model GPT-4, to policymakers, journalists, and developers at launch events in New York, Washington D.C., and California.
These plans have now been scrapped in favor of a virtual preview for select audiences that will reportedly happen this week.
An article from The Information said that Google CEO Sundar Pichai decided to delay the release after Gemini struggled with non-English queries during internal testing.
The decision to postpone wider access to Gemini until next year comes amidst fierce competition between Google and Microsoft-backed OpenAI in AI.
Google seems intent on avoiding another mistake like the factual error made by its chatbot Bard during an early demonstration.
Gemini is a large language model (LLM) developed by Google’s AI subsidiary DeepMind. With capabilities across text, images, and video, Gemini aims to be more advanced than GPT-4.
Google also wants Gemini to power enhancements across its products and services including Google Search, Google Maps, and YouTube.
