With this update, Google made Gemini Live meaningfully smarter, and the new reasoning layer means you can ask it to think through something complex while you are talking to it, rather than just getting a fast but shallow answer. This is another AI news story that highlights the importance of audio and voice.
These AI models keep leapfrogging each other. I’m still waiting for the true differentiation. And I don’t use voice with any of my AI interactions. I like typing out my thought-out inquiries and ideas physically. I tend to ramble when I speak. But it might still be an interesting feature to experiment with.
It’s a personal preference, I realize, even if it is a bit creepy. But everyone needs to embrace what works for them.