Gemini Live can now 'see' with live video and screen sharing
Google is rolling out new features to its continuous conversational AI Gemini Live, including live video and screen sharing abilities to really go real-time with your chats.
Announced during Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, the company's ChatGPT Voice Mode competitor will now let you share your screen or switch to live video on your phone. This will allow you to ask the AI chatbot questions about your immediate surrounds or the website you're currently on with real-time visuals.
Google teased Gemini Live's ability to "see" when it launched in August 2024. Now, the live video features will start rolling out to Gemini Advanced subscribers on Android devices later in March.
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The company posted a video (via The Verge) showing the new live video feature in action, with a ceramicist asking Gemini Live which glazes it would recommend for newly fired vases, aiming for a "mid-century modern look." Yes, it's a marketing video so take it with a grain of salt, but the contextual continuity here is pretty impressive as the camera moves around.
The news comes a month after Google released a whole slew of updates including Gemini 2.0 Pro and "enhanced reasoning model" Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental which is "capable of showing its thoughts to improve performance and explainability," according to the company.
Google's not the only tech giant showcasing at MWC this week, and Mashable's on the ground covering the best tech products that have Barcelona abuzz.
Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.
