Google Just Released an Avalanche of New AI Tools…Here’s the Breakdown

If you hung out on LinkedIn last week, you may have seen some chatter about Google’s new “AI Mode” that was just released to U.S. users. What got less attention, is the fact that during their annual I/O developer conference, they simultaneously released a combination of dozens of other AI tools and features. And when I say dozens , I don’t mean it figuratively. I spent some time over the weekend digging through the announcements and I even tested a few of the new tools. I’ll share my favorite six with you in just a moment. Afterwards I’ll briefly highlight some others. Then we’ll finish up with my take on what to make of this unprecedented release schedule. Top 6 AI tools from the Google I/O conference AI Mode Think of AI Mode as Google Search getting a complete personality makeover. Instead of just giving you links, it has conversations with you about complex topics, using Google’s Gemini 2.0 to provide thorough, AI-powered responses with sources. If you enjoy using Perplexity AI , then you’ll feel right at home with Google AI Mode - it’s essentially Perplexity but with a Google wrapper. You can ask multi-part questions like “What’s the difference between smart rings, smartwatches, and sleep tracking mats?” and get a comprehensive breakdown that would normally take several separate searches. The tool can even follow up on your questions, making research feel more like chatting with a knowledgeable friend than hunting through search results. Key points 🗝️ Available Now : ✅ Where : US only (expanding soon) Free : ✅ SynthID SynthID works by embedding invisible watermarks directly into AI-generated text, images, videos, and audio content that humans can’t detect but specialized software can spot. With the new SynthID Detector portal, you can upload content and it’ll actually tell you if it contains watermarks, even highlighting specific parts that are most likely AI-generated. Google has already watermarked over 10 billion pieces of content 1 and made the text watermarking version open source so other companies can use it. They’re also partnering with NVIDIA and others to expand the watermarking ecosystem beyond just Google’s tools. Key points 🗝️ Available Now : ❌ Wait List : For testers Free : ✅ Google Flow Flow is Google’s answer to OpenAI’s Sora . It fuses their Veo video model with their Imagen image generator and sprinkles a little Gemini text processing on top. The result is a single toolkit that can produce videos from prompts. You can describe scenes in plain English, import your own assets, or generate everything from scratch, then use tools like camera controls and scene builders to craft cinematic clips and stories. The platform evolved from their earlier VideoFX experiment and includes neat features like asset management and “Flow TV” where you can see what prompts other creators used. Key points 🗝️ Available Now : ✅ Where : 70+ countries Free : ❌ (starting from $20 / month) Project Astra Project Astra represents Google’s ambition to build the ultimate...

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