Google Photos is introducing a major upgrade with Gemini, the most capable AI model, and Ask Photos, a new feature for easier search of specific memories or information in the gallery. Ask Photos allows users to search in a natural way, saving time from scrolling through numerous photos and videos. It can also help uncover information in photos when asked specific questions about the user's life, thanks to Gemini's multimodal capabilities.
In addition to search, Ask Photos can assist with tasks like curating trip highlights and suggesting top pictures. It works by understanding the user's query, conducting a sophisticated search, and crafting a helpful response. While it's experimental and may not always be accurate, safeguards and AI models are in place to ensure safe and appropriate responses. Any corrections or extra information provided by the user can be remembered for future use.
Google takes the responsibility of protecting personal data in Google Photos seriously. Personal data is never used for ads, and conversations and personal data in Ask Photos are not reviewed, except in rare cases to address abuse or harm. All data in Google Photos is protected with industry-leading security measures.
Ask Photos is an experimental feature that will be rolled out soon, with more capabilities to come. Feedback from users will be used to make the feature more useful in the future.
