Source: Wall Street News
$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$/$Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$It said that Gemini Nano, an AI model based on mobile devices, will land on Pixel 8 and can respond intelligently. At the same time, Google will launch an AI acceleration project to fund more non-profit organizations that use generative AI technology.
Google announced on Thursday that it will soon launch phone-based AI-powered features such as recording summaries and smart replies on the Pixel 8. At the same time, Google also announced that it will invest 20 million US dollars to fund non-profit organizations to apply generative AI functions.
Gemini Nano will support more phones
According to information, these phone AI features will be based on the Gemini Nano, a small model released by Google last year, which can run on mobile devices.
Google said that Summerizer in the recorder and the smart reply function in Gboard will be released as developer previews in the next Pixel feature update. Google announced these features at the Pixel 8 launch in October of last year. Until now, Gemini Nano-powered features were only available on Pixel 8 Pro and Galaxy S24.
“Running large language models on phones with different memory specifications can provide a different user experience, so we're always testing and validating on the Pixel 8. We're excited to give more enthusiasts and developers the chance to try out Gemini Nano, and we'd love to get more feedback and see more innovation,” Google said.
Until now, even for mobile devices, Google has mainly used cloud-based AI to drive functions.
In January of this year, Google introduced the “Circle to Search” feature for some Pixel and Samsung devices. This week, the company announced that more Pixel and Samsung phones, as well as select tablets, will receive the Circle to Search feature. The feature itself will receive an update to support instant translation of on-screen content.
Shares of Google's parent company Alphabet A fell 0.04% intraday on Thursday to $150.93.
Spent $20 million to fund non-profit organizations to apply generative AI technology
Meanwhile, Google's charity Google.org is launching a new project to fund non-profit organizations that develop generative artificial intelligence technology.
According to information, this project called Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI will be funded through a $20 million grant and will fund 21 non-profit organizations, including Quill.org, a company that creates AI tools for student writing feedback, and the World Bank, which is using generative AI applications to facilitate access to research results.
The six-week project, in addition to financial support, will receive technical training, workshops, mentors, and guidance from an “AI coach” in addition to financial support. Through Google.org's scholarship program, the Google employee team will work full time with three non-profit organizations Tarjimly, Benefits Data Trust, and mRelief for up to six months to help them launch the proposed generative AI tool.
Among them, Tarjimly aims to use AI to translate for refugees, and Benefits Data Trust is using AI to create assistants to help low-income applicants register for public benefits. mRelief is designing a tool to simplify the US SNAP benefit application process.
Annie Lewin, director of global advocacy at Google.org, said in a blog post: “Generative AI can help social work teams be more efficient, innovative, and effective in serving communities. Google.org funding recipients report that AI helped them achieve their goals in nearly half the cost and in one-third of the time.”
According to a survey, 73% of non-profit organizations believe AI innovation is in line with their mission, and 75% believe AI makes their lives easier, particularly in areas such as donor classification, daily office tasks, and “mission-driven” initiatives. However, cost, resources, and time remain significant barriers for nonprofits looking to build their own AI solutions or adopt third-party products.
Lewin quoted a Google.org survey in a blog post, which also found that while four out of five nonprofits think generative AI might work for their work, nearly half of the organizations aren't currently using the technology due to a range of internal and external barriers. “[These nonprofits] mentioned lack of tools, awareness, training, and funding as the biggest barriers to adoption,” she said.
Encouragingly, the number of AI-focused non-profit startups is starting to gradually increase.
Fast Forward, a non-profit startup platform, said that this year, more than one-third of applicants for its latest training platform were AI companies. Crunchbase reports that, more broadly, there are dozens of non-profit organizations around the world dedicated to ethical methods of AI, such as the AI ethics lab AlgorithmWatch, the virtual reading clinic JoyEducation, and the conservation and advocacy organization Earth05.
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