On March 15, Google announced on the X platform that it would hold the 2024 I / O Developer Conference on May 14.。Like last year, the conference will be conducted primarily through live online streaming.。However, Google will still invite a "limited audience" to watch the scene。

Although I / O is a developer conference, at the conference, Google tends to showcase products that are relevant to consumers。For example, during the keynote, Google may announce some upcoming new features for Pixel phones and Android, and may even launch new hardware devices。

Let us sort out, what is the point of this I / O developer conference？

Software: Android 15 new features, Gemini update, new big language model

At last year's I / O developer conference, Google released two heavyweight big prediction models: PaLM 2 and Gemini, and introduced new artificial intelligence features in Android 14, as well as the introduction of improved chatbots.。

Similarly, analysts expect Google to continue to announce more new features in the Android 15 version at this year's developer conference, most of which are likely to be related to artificial intelligence, and Gemini may also usher in updates.。

In addition, Google may also announce a new big language model。

In addition, attention will be paid to how Google explains Gemini and the misalignment that Bard has created since its launch。

The former had obvious inaccuracies in the generation descriptions of some historical images, while the latter performed poorly at the Google Event conference held last year。

In the face of the question "What new findings from the Webb telescope can be shared with the 9-year-old daughter？The answer given by Bard was a major error: "The Webb telescope took the first picture of an extrasolar planet."。In fact, the first images of exoplanets were taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile in 2004.。

Analysts say the error shows that Bard lacks the ability to filter and judge information, in other words, the AI chat function is only half done: I can understand you, but I can't give correct and accurate answers.。

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said it is "totally unacceptable" for the mistakes made by the two big models that Google has invested heavily in.。

In order to stabilize investor confidence, Google not only needs to explain why its big models are making such low-level errors, but also why its products are able to compete with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropoic and others.。

Hardware: Pixel 8A is worth looking forward to, AI features or "price down"

At last year's I / O developer conference, Google unveiled the Pixel 7A, an A-series device.。The $499 phone is not only equipped with a 90Hz OLED display, but also the only one in the Google A series that supports wireless charging。

If Google follows last year's precedent, it may continue to launch new phones in the A series, Pixel 8A。In the early exposure spy photos, the Pixel 8A is expected to continue to adopt the Tensor G3 SoC and 8GB memory specifications like the Pixel 7A, and the camera hardware is also expected to remain similar to the Pixel 7A.。However, unlike the previous generation, the Pixel 8A is expected to have a brighter panel, thicker bezels, and a curved bezel similar to the iPhone。

The news also said that in the Pixel 8A, some of Google's cutting-edge artificial intelligence features are expected to penetrate into lower-priced models.。

In addition, Google may also update products such as Chromecast and Google TV at this developer event。