A few days ago, Google unveiled Gemini, its newest LLM (Large Language Model) for AI tasks. The company announced that a smaller version of Gemini will come to flagship Android smartphones, including Pixels and Galaxy devices, in the future. Now, a new report reveals how Google plans to one-up other Android phone brands, including Samsung, by using its newer AI assistant called Pixie.
Pixel 9 could feature an exclusive AI assistant called Pixie that can do a lot more than current AI assistants
According to a report from The Information (via 9To5Google), Google will bring an exclusive AI assistant called Pixie to its smartphones, starting with the Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro. It will gather data from Gmail, YouTube, and other Google products on a user's Pixel smartphone to offer more personalized suggestions. For example, it can perform complex and multimodal tasks, such as suggesting directions to a store closest to the user where they can shop for a particular product they photographed. Samsung is also bringing several AI-powered features to its upcoming smartphones, starting with the Galaxy S24.
If you're wondering, Pixie is not Google Assistant with Bard that Google showcased a few weeks ago. To remind you, Google Assistant with Bard will also be powered by Gemini Nano in the future, and it will be launched on non-Google smartphones, too, including Samsung phones. Google Assistant with Bard could also be made available for iPhones as a standalone app.
A few years ago, a new version of Google Assistant was launched on Pixel phones first, and it was limited to those devices for quite some time. Pixie, too, could be exclusive to Pixel smartphones. The report claims that Google wants to bring those new AI features to more products, including lower-end smartphones and smartwatches.
Google seems to have also discussed AR glasses internally. Those glasses may feature cameras and an onboard AI assistant. It may be able to see what a user is seeing, recognize objects, help a wearer in using certain tools, solve a math problem, or help in playing music instruments. The last time we heard about AR glasses, Google shelved them in favor of Samsung's upcoming XR device that runs Android and has a Qualcomm chip.
