Gemini Live’s visual intelligence features push Google ahead in AI assistant race

The news: Google’s new Gemini Live real-time video features let users query on-screen content or live camera feeds. The AI vision update positions Gemini ahead of Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri in the AI assistant race. 

  • Subscribers to the Google One AI Premium plan ($19.99/month) can access tools like screen-reading and camera-based visual analysis, per The Verge.
  • Google said Gemini’s features would come to Pixel phones, Samsung Galaxy S25 phones, and other AI-capable Android devices.