SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 (Reuters) - Alphabet is

expected to announce on Tuesday how it is building on artificial

intelligence across its businesses, a day after OpenAI

demonstrated a new AI model that can work with sound and images

in addition to text.

The annual I/O developer event is typically when Alphabet

showcases its latest new technology and whatever it unveils will

help investors evaluate its progress against Microsoft ( MSFT )

backed OpenAI. This event serves as a critical indicator of

Alphabet's competitive position in tech as it introduces AI into

products such as search, used by billions of people around the

world.

Google is expected to launch the next version of its Android

operating system and a host of updates to its most advanced AI

technology called Gemini.

A day ahead of the event, Google teased in a video a piece

of software which appeared to demonstrate AI software that could

draw conclusions about the live feed from the camera. The phone

operator asked several questions and the app answered in a

virtual-assistant-like voice.

The software looked to have similar capabilities as one of

the features demonstrated by OpenAI in its launch of its latest

AI model, GPT-4o.

OpenAI on Monday showcased its new multimodal AI model

called GPT-4o, which enables ChatGPT to respond via voice in

real-time and be interrupted, both hallmarks of realistic voice

conversations that AI voice assistants like Google Assistant

have found challenging. The company said it would be offering it

to ChatGPT users for free, with no advertisements.

The conference is held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in

Mountain View, California. CEO Sundar Pichai and other

executives are expected to begin presenting at 10:00 a.m.

Pacific Time.