Google I/O has kicked off in Mountain View, California, and the AI bulletins are coming at a rapid-fire tempo. A parade of Google execs beginning with CEO Sundar Pichai have taken the stage to element how the search large is weaving its Gemini synthetic intelligence mannequin all through its whole catalog of on-line providers, as the corporate continues to vie for supremacy within the AI area with rivals like OpenAI, Microsoft and a bunch of others. Among the many bulletins to this point: Actual-time AI-powered translation is coming to Google Meet, Undertaking Astra’s laptop imaginative and prescient options are getting appreciable extra educated and Google’s Veo picture and video technology choices are getting an enormous improve, too.
The bulletins are nonetheless occurring on stage, so be a part of our on-the-ground reporter Karissa Bell (backed up by off-site members of the Engadget workers) for real-time updates within the liveblog beneath. As ordinary, there can be a developer-centric keynote following the principle presentation (4:30PM ET / 1:30PM PT), and whereas we’ll be paying consideration to verify we do not miss out any information there, our liveblog will predominantly concentrate on the headliner.
You may watch Google’s keynote within the embedded livestream above or on the corporate’s YouTube channel, too. Notice that the corporate plans to carry breakout classes by way of Could 21 on a wide range of completely different subjects related to builders.
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Google’s new text-to-speech can swap languages on the fly
Google Google is enhancing Gemini’s text-to-speech (TTS). On Tuesday at Google I/O 2025, the corporate previewed a brand new TTS function, constructed on native audio output, that may “converse in additional expressive methods.”
Google’s Tulsee Doshi confirmed a fast demo of the Gemini 2.5 TTS fashions onstage in Mountain View. It confirmed an AI-powered voice that sounds extra pure and fewer robotic, with subtler nuances.
The TTS can converse in over 24 languages, switching between them seamlessly.
Learn extra: Google’s new text-to-speech can swap languages on the fly
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If I bear in mind, did not we see some AI music video making factor final 12 months? Do not assume we ever bought an replace on that.
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Movement means that you can describe a scene and have it come to life. (Google) -
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Veo presents instruments which can be akin to directing a digital film set. (Google) -
1.5 billion folks see Google’s AI Overviews every month
Google touted some large numbers concerning its AI Overviews function throughout its I/O convention. On the stage, firm CEO Sundar Pichai mentioned that the service has 1.5 billion month-to-month customers. That is round 18 p.c of the whole human inhabitants of planet Earth, give or take.
For the remaining 82 p.c of humanity, AI Overviews are these little recaps that seem on the high of Google queries, like this beneficial instance:
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Google is partnering with Hollywood filmmakers to focus on Veo as a inventive software. (Google) -
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Undertaking Astra, Google’s imaginative and prescient for a common AI assistant, is pulling into focus
Google Final 12 months at Google I/O, one of the crucial fascinating demos was Undertaking Astra, an early model of a multimodal AI that would acknowledge your environment in real-time and reply questions on them conversationally. Whereas the demo provided a glimpse into Google’s plans for extra highly effective AI assistants, the corporate was cautious to notice that what we noticed was a “analysis preview.”
One 12 months later although, Google is laying out its imaginative and prescient for Undertaking Astra to someday energy a model of Gemini that may act as a “common AI assistant.” And Undertaking Astra has gotten some vital upgrades to assist the corporate accomplish this. Google has been engaged on upgrading Astra’s reminiscence — the model we noticed final 12 months may solely “bear in mind” for 30 seconds at a time — and added laptop management so Astra can now tackle extra complicated duties.
In its newest video showcasing Astra, Google reveals the assistant shopping the online and pulling out particular items of data vital to finish a process (on this instance, fixing a mountain bike). Astra can also be capable of look by way of previous emails to search out particular specs of the bike in query and name a neighborhood bike store to inquire a few alternative half.
Learn extra: Undertaking Astra, Google’s imaginative and prescient for a common AI assistant, is pulling into focus
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Jason Baldridge, pure language analysis scientist, discussing Music AI Sandbox.
Replace, Could 19 2025, 1:01PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate particulars on the developer keynote happening later within the day, in addition to tweak wording all through for accuracy with the brand new timestamp.
Replace, Could 20 2025, 9:45AM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate a liveblog of the occasion.
Replace, Could 20 2025, 2:08PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate an preliminary set of headlines popping out of the I/O keynote.
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