Google I/O is an annual conference for developers held by the tech giant. I/O stands for 'input/output,' a classic computing term referencing communication between a computer and the outside world.
What Are the Dates for Google I/O?
Google I/O 2025 doesn't have dates yet, but it should be in the middle of May.
Google I/O 2024 was on May 14, 2024.
How to Register and Attend
The event is free and open to all. You can register with your Google account at the official Google I/O website.
How Much Is Google I/O?
There is no fee to attend. The online event has been free since 2021.
Where Is Google I/O Held?
Google I/O takes place at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Google is located in that city, about 40 miles south of downtown San Francisco.
Much of the event is virtual, but a limited number of attendees also participate onsite.
What Will Google Announce at I/O 2025?
We don't have any details yet about what will happen in 2025, but we guess Google will further develop its Gemini AI platform.
The company has also used I/O to drop new hardware, like Pixel phones and tablets.
Google I/O 2024 Recap
Google opened the event by showing off new developments for Gemini AI.
Gemini 1.5 Pro includes features that will summarize search queries (AI Overview) and search your photos for relevant information. The example they used was someone wondering what their license plate number was; Gemini looked through their photos until they found one that showed their plate.
The new version is now available to developers.
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Other demonstrations included:
- Creating an audio digest for a physics lesson.
- Automatically returning a pair of shoes.
- Exploring a new city.
Google also provided an update on DeepMind, which focuses on medical research. As part of this presentation, they introduced Gemini 1.5 Flash, a more lightweight version of the AI program that focuses on quicker responses.
Project Astra is an AI assistant Google is developing that can find your glasses, generate a band name, and identify and optimize code. It works with peripherals like smart glasses to let you make queries based on whatever you're looking at.
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On the generative front, Google showed off Imagen 3, its AI image generator, which is now apparently capable of rendering text and following more complex prompts. Music AI Sandbox can take in a sample and remix it. Finally, Veo is their video generator that lets you design specific shots, including camera movement.
For hardware, Google unveiled Trillium, its sixth-generation Tensor processing unit, which is 4.7x more powerful than the last version. These chips will be available later this year. In early 2025, Google will also offer Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs.
A significant change in search is Search With Video, which lets you incorporate a movie into your query.
For Workspace, Gemini in Gmail can summarize an email thread–or several–and write replies. It can also work with Docs and Drive to create a quick digest of a spreadsheet.
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Another addition is an "AI Teammate" that tracks projects and provides feedback. It has its own Google account, so you can add it to all the tasks and groups you need it for.
The Gemini app will support "Gems." Gems are like standing queries that you'll use all the time. You can use them for things like writing assistance and fitness coaching.
Gemini Advanced is the company's updated chatbot. It now supports huge PDFs (up to 1,500 pages long) for more context. You can upload full spreadsheets, and Google promises it won't use anything you send to train the model.
AI is also central to Android; along with Circle to Search, you can use Gemini to summarize videos, create images in text messages, and get alerts about scam phone calls.
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Other topics included more developer-focused things like how Google is keeping AI safe and accountable through watermarks and new teaching tools. You can watch the full keynote with all of Google's demonstrations below:
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