Search results for Gemini Live
AI & Enterprise
Gemini advises discarding eight-day-old chicken salad
Generative AI is being used not only for search and work assistance but also for everyday judgments such as whether food is safe to eat. Google’s Gemini was asked if a chicken salad made eight days earlier was still OK and recommended throwing it away, citing food safety guidelines. The case highlighted that AI can give relatively conservative answers on health and safety and that its responses remain reference information rather than medical advice.
AI & Enterprise
Global AI race heats up over voice agents as Korean startups join in
Tech companies are moving beyond text and images toward voice AI that can listen, speak and perform tasks. Voice AI is evolving from simple text-to-speech into voice agents built for real-time conversation, with contact centres seen as the biggest market. The shift is accelerating from 2025 as firms move toward single real-time voice-to-voice models. Big tech is expanding offerings, while Korean startup Humelo unveiled its DIVE engine and NeoSapiens raised pre-IPO funding.
AI & Enterprise
Voice AI becomes big tech battleground as Google hires key Hume AI staff
Google DeepMind has hired the CEO and key engineers from AI voice startup Hume AI, TechCrunch reported on Jan. 22, citing Wired. Google plans to integrate Hume AI’s emotion-recognition voice technology into Gemini AI. Hume AI analyzes users’ voices to identify emotions and mood and last year launched its Empathetic Voice Interface. PitchBook data show Hume AI has raised $80 million and expects $100 million in revenue this year.
