Even more amazing is audio editing in Google Docs, in a new feature called Docs Live. By expressing in your voice what you want to write, the agent will dictate your words, produce text, extract excerpts from the web, and will aim to turn your understanding wishes into a solid document.
(Reminder: All of these things can finally have ads.)
For Gemini power users, Google is creating a new subscription tier, the AI Ultra plan, for $100 per month. It’s also dropping the price of its flagship Gemini AI Ultra from $250 a month to $200.
Gemini Omni
Google announced Gemini Omni, an AI video generator, similar to Sora 2. That was an OpenAI generator that allowed you to. deepfake yourselfbut eventually killed by the company.
Google’s approach is creating a more realistic video generator that can synthesize real video and explain all kinds of AI-driven crap on top of it. Google wants you to orient yourself to Omni, putting your face front and center. Therefore, selfie videos can be modified to add different backgrounds, styles, or environments, making it appear that you are somewhere other than your actual location.
The feature was dropped on stage with a video of a man filming himself walking on a metal statue. Then they asked Omni to change the design to look like it was made of foam. You can also add your own photos and videos from your camera and produce almost any kind of movie style. Google says Omni is capable of advanced animations and fun typography.
Google’s approach is focusing the Omni on video creation first, though it says still image and text capabilities will come later. Ultimately, Google says it wants to allow Omni to create any result for any input.
Learn more about Omni in a story by Reece Rogers on WIRED. OmniFlash, the initial version of Omni, is available starting today for Google AI+ Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Gemini Spark
Gemini Spark is Google’s answer to OpenClaw, a viral AI assistant that can be used to support real-life needs like grocery shopping or researching vacation options (and occasionally end in scandal)
Spark can write emails or organize parties and pull information from files in your Google Drive. It’s meant to be a personal agent just for you, adapting to your schedule so it knows the rhythms of your life, learns what big events are coming up, and can help you manage long or repetitive tasks.
Spark runs entirely on the Google Cloud, which Google says means it can handle background requests without turning on your device. Spark currently only works with other Google apps, though not yet in the Chrome browser. Google says that’s coming, with third-party support, later this summer.
WIRED’s Reece Rogers has dive deeper into Spark.
Agents Love Shopping
To help you manage all of your online purchases, Google will begin using an agent-driven shopping experience. When you search for a product, Google will show you ads that host products for sale at various retailers. You can also shop the old-fashioned way, by going to various websites and reading the ads there.
The big difference is that now, Google will offer a universal shopping cart. Just add your favorite products as you scroll, and a Google agent will organize your wish list. It can notify you of price changes and tell you when there’s a new version or a new color option available. While items are sitting in your cart, you can engage Gemini to ask for more information about a potential purchase, add another item to the cart, or try to find better deals at other retailers.
