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- Google’s Gemini Nano model could soon power on-device article summaries.
- Gemini Nano is the mobile-optimized version of the Google Gemini large language model.
- The Pixel 8 Pro and Galaxy S24 series have access to Gemini Nano and it powers summarizations in the Pixel’s recorder app.
Big tech companies are racing to create the best generative AI tools for users, developers, and other businesses. Google, for example, offers Gemini, which is both the branding for their AI chatbot as well as the underlying large language model (LLM) that powers it. The Gemini LLM comes in three model sizes: Nano, Pro, and Ultra. Only the Nano model is small enough to run locally on high-end Android devices like the Pixel 8 Pro and the Galaxy S24 series, whereas the other two models run on Google’s cloud servers. Nano’s small size compared to Pro and Ultra means it’s limited in its capabilities, but new evidence suggests this model could gain another interesting feature.
Gemini Nano is only really useful for analyzing or creating small blocks of text. For example, the Nano model currently only powers three AI features on the Pixel 8 Pro: AI summaries of short recordings in the Pixel Recorder app, AI smart replies from Gboard when chatting in WhatsApp, and AI message rewriting suggestions in the Google Messages app. Google’s Gemini Nano model also powers several Galaxy AI features that are available on the Galaxy S24 series, such as Magic Compose.
