Surprise! Google will let the Pixel 8 run on-device AI after all
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#6KP7S)
Google Pixel 8 owners can have a little on-device AI, as a treat. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge We did it, y'all. We bullied Google into letting the Pixel 8 run on-device AI. Starting with the next Pixel feature drop, the Pixel 8 will use Gemini Nano for a couple of AI features.
Google announced Gemini Nano as its mobile-optimized large language model in December and said it would be a core part of Android in the future - but in its own device lineup, only the Pixel 8 Pro was able to use it. Despite using the same Tensor G3 chipset, the Pixel 8 wasn't getting on-device AI because of hardware limitations." Pixel fans and watchful Android experts asked the same question: what the heck, Google?
The Pixel 8 will get support for Gemini Nano in the next Pixel feature drop as a developer preview, powering on-device recorder summaries...