12:06 PM EST, 12/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) has launched the first version of its new artificial intelligence model called Gemini 2.0, according to a Google ( GOOG ) blog post Wednesday.
The Gemini 2.0 Flash model is now available worldwide for users to chat with, while developers can access an experimental version that includes features like text-to-speech and image creation, the company said.
Google ( GOOG ) plans to make the multimodal version widely available in January and offer more variants of Gemini 2.0 model, while integrating Gemini 2.0 into more Google ( GOOG ) products by early 2025, it added.
Google ( GOOG ) is also launching Project Mariner, a Chrome extension that can browse the web for users, developer assistant Jules, and a Gemini 2.0-based assistant that can support in playing video games better, according to the blog post.
The company's shares were up more than 4% in recent trading.
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