I tried Gemini Live, and it was so good that it was kind of scary

It turns out that chatting with Gemini Live really is like having a conversation.

I tried Gemini Live, and it was so good that it was kind of scary

At today’s Made by Google event, Google took the wraps off a slew of new hardware, including four phones in the Pixel 9 series, the new Pixel Watch 3, and the Pixel Buds Pro 2. However, one could argue that hardware played second fiddle at the launch, with Gemini being the real star of the show.

One new feature Google launched within the ever-expanding Gemini toolbox is Gemini Live. This promises a much more conversational version of the generative AI system. Essentially, instead of issuing a command to Gemini and then hearing a reply, you have natural back and forth. This allows you to interrupt it, clarify what you mean through natural language, or just, you know…chew the cud to kill some time. It’s very similar to OpenAI’s own version of this technology within GPT-4o, which hasn’t fully rolled out to the public yet.