Google is releasing two scaled-down versions of its Gemini artificial intelligence bot to the public. Gemma can be used for simple tasks primarily in English, such as summarising or engaging in simple chatbot conversation.
According to Google, tests have shown that Gemma would outperform larger models from competitors. This claim has not yet been confirmed. The AI bots are small enough to run on your laptop without the need for external server power.
The two models differ in size. They will both be available through platforms Kaggle, Hugging Face, Nvidia’s NeMo and Google’s own Vertex AI, knows The Verge.
How is Google is making money from this? You can download the code behind Gemma for free as an individual, but if you want to use it commercially, you have to buy a license. One advantag is the price does not vary depending on the size of your organisation or the number of users.
Use comes with some guidelines. For example, users are prohibited from using the technology for military purposes.
Because you can use Gemma directly on your computer, there are fewer security measures present. Such handrails are implemented in online models by the sites themselves. Google therefore provides a guide in responsible handling of AI, allowing you to create your own lists of forbidden words, for example.
Therefore, according to Tris Warkentin, director of product management at Google DeepMind, a rigorous testing period preceded Gemma, “due to the inherent risks associated with open models”.
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