Google announced today that it has postponed the public debut of its highly-anticipated Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) model until January 2024. Originally scheduled for next week, a series of events in California, New York, and Washington aimed at unveiling the next-generation AI model for politicians and policymakers have been quietly rescheduled. The company’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, made the decision to push back the launch after concerns arose about the AI’s ability to reliably handle non-English queries.
Gemini, described as the most complex AI model to date, is expected to be multi-modal, with the ability to process various types of data and understand and generate text and images based on a sketch or written description. However, according to reports from sources familiar with the decision, the AI’s capacity to respond to non-English prompts and inquiries was found to be lacking, prompting the postponement of the launch events.
The delay comes as Google aims to match or surpass OpenAI’s GPT-4, with a focus on global language support. While the company has made progress in meeting the standards set by OpenAI in some respects, the concerns about non-English language support have led to the decision to reschedule the events. The planned launch events, which had not been publicized, were anticipated to mark Google’s most significant product launch of the year.
Gemini, touted as the next generation of AI, has captured the interest of the tech community with its promise of processing various types of data and understanding and generating complex content. With the rescheduling of the launch events, the world will have to wait a little longer before experiencing the capabilities of Google’s ambitious AI model.
