2024 was a groundbreaking year for artificial intelligence, with new AI tools and products emerging every month. From AI assistants to AI-powered security tools, the advancements in AI technology have been remarkable. This blog post will explore some of the most interesting AI tools and products launched in 2024 that got my attention, organized by … Continue reading AI Tools and Products Released in 2024
Category: Google
Optimizing AI with Small Language Models (SLMs) for On-Device Applications
In the fast-moving world of AI and language models, it's easy to think that bigger is always better. However, smaller language models (SLMs) can often offer a more strategic and effective entry point for businesses and enterprises that are just starting to explore this groundbreaking technology. From cost-efficiency to enhanced customization and easy deployment, SLMs … Continue reading Optimizing AI with Small Language Models (SLMs) for On-Device Applications
Firebase App Check: Strengthening Backend Security & Compliance Assurance
Securing data is a primary consideration for any application. However, as we increasingly enforce security measures for users, it often leads to a diminished user experience due to the need for extensive interactions. For instance, the transition of reCAPTCHA from v2 to v3 improved user experience by eliminating the need for front-end selections. Therefore, when … Continue reading Firebase App Check: Strengthening Backend Security & Compliance Assurance
Google AI Studio and Gemini API
Google offers a powerful Gemini model for applications to use for generative AI purposes. Developers and AI enthusiasts can use Google AI Studio to understand Google's AI offering's different capabilities. At the same time, enterprises can directly use the Gemini API to integrate with the application. 1. Intro to Google AI Studio:: Google AI Studio … Continue reading Google AI Studio and Gemini API
Insights for Developers: Exploring Prompt Engineering in ChatGPT from deeplearning.ai course
Prompt engineering is important in AI because it plays a crucial role in determining the behavior and output of language models like ChatGPT. The prompts are the initial instructions or queries provided to the model to elicit a desired response. By carefully crafting and engineering the prompts, developers can guide the model's output to be … Continue reading Insights for Developers: Exploring Prompt Engineering in ChatGPT from deeplearning.ai course
Applying Equality and Equity-Based Design Principles to Improve UX in Google Apps: A UX Case Study.
Google is a major player in defining human-machine interface standards, with products built upon these standards. However, there are times when their products fall short of meeting user needs. Equality and equity-based design principles - At the core of achieving an intuitive user experience is placing the user at the center of application design. There … Continue reading Applying Equality and Equity-Based Design Principles to Improve UX in Google Apps: A UX Case Study.
Key takeaways for developers and businesses from Apple, Microsoft, and Google developer conferences
This time of the year, developers and businesses constantly look to improve their products based on the latest tech offerings from major mobile and cloud platforms. The tech announcements provide a considerable value differentiator in the product offering. Overall, no new major announcements were made exclusively this year, however, more demonstrations were given on how … Continue reading Key takeaways for developers and businesses from Apple, Microsoft, and Google developer conferences
Serverless ML’less recommendation engines
Recommendation engines are most common in today's business. However, building a fully automated recommendation platform is not an easy task. As soon as we think about recommendations, there are so many things that come into consideration. Machine learning and AIHuge computation needsThe cost involved in the recommendationAccuracy in predictions and so on The modern cloud … Continue reading Serverless ML’less recommendation engines
Google I/O keynote – 2021 – Announcements and takeaways
Google IO is one of the high-profile developer events that millions of developers across the globe wait for every year. This year the event was hosted online. Google's ecosystem has a diversified developer portfolio that includes web, mobile, watch, TV, auto, cloud, etc. As expected the highlight of the event was AI, and how AI … Continue reading Google I/O keynote – 2021 – Announcements and takeaways
Cloud application development strategies – Brownfield or Greenfield?
The growth of cloud computing is multi-folds. The capability to launch the application almost anywhere in the world, the time to take the solution to the market, the richness of the services provided by the cloud vendors, and mostly the bare minimum requirement of just a laptop with internet connectivity for developers to develop the … Continue reading Cloud application development strategies – Brownfield or Greenfield?
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