On December 6, Google catapulted itself into the forefront of the rapidly evolving field of generative artificial intelligence (AI) with the launch of its groundbreaking AI model named Gemini. This ambitious initiative marks Google's response to the growing dominance of models like OpenAI's GPT series. With Gemini, Google aims to revolutionize a spectrum of applications, from consumer apps to Android smartphones, declaring the onset of a "Gemini era." Unlike conventional AI models, which often specialize in handling a single type of input, Gemini is engineered to be "multimodal." This means it can seamlessly process diverse inputs, encompassing text, images, audio, video, and even programming code. Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, termed this new era as one of the company's most significant science and engineering endeavors. Google's proprietary AI chatbot, Bard, has already embraced the power of Gemini. The company plans to extend...