Google's AI can ingest multiple books. What will it do with all that data?

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 05:00

A child is shown reaching up to grab a book from a shelf. — A child reaching up to grab a book from a shelf.
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Google Gemini 1.5 Pro has a context window of 1 million tokens.
Users will be able to submit giant prompts that are equivalent to multiple books.
What will Google do with all the data that users share with the company?

Two decades ago, Google cofounder Larry Page had a dream to digitally scan millions of books. It turned into a long and bitter legal battle that the company eventually won.