Google I/O sees Pixel Fold reveal, AI-enhanced search features, and more

Google’s I/O conference saw tech and gadget updates, but the focus was on artificial intelligence (AI).

Google’s Input/Output (I/O) conference which took place on May 10 saw Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and other senior company executives announcing a wide range of updates covering tech and gadgets, but the focus was on artificial intelligence (AI).

One of the company’s most anticipated gadgets was the Google Pixel Fold, which the company claimed had the “best camera on a foldable phone.” The Pixel Fold has a 7.6-inch screen and costs $1,799.

Google also announced its Pixel 7a and Pixel Tablet devices, which it described as “AI-powered devices engineered by Google.” While the Pixel 7a is available for purchase at $499, buyers can pre-order the other two devices. The tablet has an 11-inch display and Google pitched it as a “helpful smart home device.”

According to the company keynote, Google has been “rapidly evolving” its AI chatbot Bard, which now runs on the PaLM 2 model.

“It now supports a wide range of programming capabilities, and it’s gotten much smarter at reasoning and math prompts,” stated the company keynote.

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AI features that will come to Google products include the ‘Help me write’ feature in Docs and Gmail to assist users in composing content quickly. Another feature, Duet AI in Google Workspace, will help with text-to-image generation and creating custom plans in Sheets.