Google Home is getting its first Gemini AI-powered features [Video]

Just as promised, Gemini AI is taking its first tentative steps in the Google Home app, with Nest camera feeds and home automations among the first beneficiaries. 

Starting this week, Gemini will be able to write descriptions of what’s happening in captured Nest video events. And soon, the LLM will start helping you create Google Home automations based on natural-language queries.  

Google is taking a cautious approach to adding AI functionality to the smart home, adding just a couple convenience features for its Nest cams and automation recipes before wading into more far-reaching improvements, such as imbuing Google Assistant with a more “fluid” conversational style. 

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The new Gemini features come on the heels of an extension for the Gemini app that lets Google’s AI model control your smart lights, thermostats, and other smart home gadgets.  

For now, you’ll need to be a member of Google’s Public Preview programto try …