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Google's Smart Home Devices Are Finally Getting Gemini's AI Skills

Google's Smart Home Devices Are Finally Getting Gemini's AI Skills

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Gemini for Home will replace the Google Assistant in the company's line of smart displays and speakers, a step up in capabilities for its smart home devices, Google said Wednesday.
Gemini for Home will use AI models tuned for home tasks and will work with any member of the household, including guests, the company said in a press release alongside its Made By Google event in New York. It'll work with the same "hey Google" activation phrase, but Gemini for Home can better understand context with the ability for users to ask more complex questions.
Nest smart displays, speakers, thermostats and smart lights can interact with Gemini for Home. For example, users can have Gemini for Home dim lights and set the thermostat to 72 degrees in one command. Google's blog post also says commands like "turn off the lights everywhere except my bedroom" will also work.
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Because Gemini for Home will tap into the power of large language models, a Nest Hub smart speaker can be prompted with what ingredients are in your fridge and will be able to process which recipes to consider. Gemini for Home also links to Google Search, meaning it can find and use up-to-date information. Gemini for Home could also create bespoke content, like a bedtime story.
It's unclear now exactly which devices will support Gemini for Home. It's likely the current line of Nest devices will support it, but Google's blog post makes no mention of older Google smart speakers or the Pixel Tablet.
Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Google's AI push is spreading the company's generative technology across all of its devices and services. From Google Search, Gmail, Pixel phones and now smart home devices, Gemini is in everything. Unlike OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT, Google can spread its AI tech across a wide product portfolio. Google's early investments in AI means the company is ahead of Apple, which has been struggling to bake AI into its suite of devices. The rollout of Apple Intelligence on iPhone, which was made in partnership with OpenAI, has been slow by comparison to Google and other smartphone makers.
The AI-ification of Google seems to be working. Google reported 14% increase in sales this past quarter, thanks to increased Google Search usage and higher cloud sales.
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