Dec 19, 2024

Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model 🧠

Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model 🧠

Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model 🧠

Google has launched an experimental AI model called Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking that shows its step-by-step reasoning process 🧠 while solving problems. This builds on the recently released Gemini Flash 2.0 platform and competes with OpenAI's o1 reasoning model.

Google has launched an experimental AI model called Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking that shows its step-by-step reasoning process 🧠 while solving problems. This builds on the recently released Gemini Flash 2.0 platform and competes with OpenAI's o1 reasoning model.

The details

  • The model demonstrates its thought process by breaking down complex questions into smaller steps before providing final answers, useful for tasks involving physics problems and combined visual-textual analysis.


  • Users can access Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking through Google's AI Studio platform, making the experimental technology available for testing and development.


  • The system uses the increased speed of Gemini Flash 2.0 while adding explicit reasoning capabilities.



Why it matters

This development demonstrates Google's strengthening position in the AI landscape, bringing its capabilities more in line with competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic's Claude. This progress could prove particularly valuable in educational and technical environments, where understanding the step-by-step problem-solving process is key for learning and verification.

The details

  • The model demonstrates its thought process by breaking down complex questions into smaller steps before providing final answers, useful for tasks involving physics problems and combined visual-textual analysis.


  • Users can access Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking through Google's AI Studio platform, making the experimental technology available for testing and development.


  • The system uses the increased speed of Gemini Flash 2.0 while adding explicit reasoning capabilities.



Why it matters

This development demonstrates Google's strengthening position in the AI landscape, bringing its capabilities more in line with competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic's Claude. This progress could prove particularly valuable in educational and technical environments, where understanding the step-by-step problem-solving process is key for learning and verification.

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Making AI accessible and practical for anyone ready to build, learn, and grow

Making AI accessible and practical for anyone ready to build, learn, and grow