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Google did use Gemini to identify objects and figure out what was going on in images.
When you see a hands-on video for a product, you expect content that reflects real-world usage.
Google used a fake video to show off its Gemini AI model during Google I/O 2023.
But as they say, two wrongs don’t make a right.
Throughout the clip, Gemini narrates what’s going on in real-time, figuring everything out on the fly.
Google gave prompts to Gemini based on still image frames from the captured content.
The company then prompted the AI model with text.
Narration was then added afterword.
In fact, the prompts shown in the video aren’t even the ones given to Gemin.
In actuality, Google trained Gemini how to play the game.
It then tested Gemini on its ability to follow very specific instructions.
Even in those circumstances, Gemini isn’t perfect at the task.
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Of course, it wont always get this challenge right.
But simple prompts like this make it really fun to rapidly test Gemini," explained Google.
It’s rather fitting that Google’s hands-on video for Gemini used a trick know for sleight of hand.
In our developer blog yesterday, we broke down how Gemini was used to create it.
“All the user prompts and outputs in the video are real, shortened for brevity.
The video illustrates what the multimodal user experiences built with Geminicould look like.
We made it to inspire developers,” said Vinyals (emphasis added).
I’m surprised I have to say this.
What something “could look like” is not a hands-on video.
Google did link to ablog post in its video describing how the company created the content.
It certainly doesn’t correct the incorrect use of the phrase “hands-on.”
We just need a bit more transparency
I understand why Google did what it did.
Calling the gadget by saying “hey Alexa” resulted in slow responses.
Performance wasn’t great either, putting the gadget in a poor light.
If a game trailer looks amazing and the game is terrible, people would be upset about being misled.
I don’t see how Google’s hands-on video is different.
