It is well known that Google is focusing, one of its Google Pixel smartphones, on its ability to perform AI-based tasks. It is not for nothing that the custom SoC that debuted in the Pixel 6 generation bears the name Tensor in a clear reference to Tensor Flow, an open source library for machine learning developed by Google, which saw the light originally come to light in 2015, when artificial intelligence was far from its current situation and continued to sound more like science fiction than science to the vast majority.

Although, when talking about Pixel smartphones and artificial intelligence, the first thing that comes to mind for many are the functions performed by taking photos and recording videos (and this is understandable, since Google focuses a large part of its work there). the truth is that without haste, but constantly, The company adds new and interesting features from the most diversesuch as the ones we told you about a few weeks ago, but also others related to language translation, system performance optimization, incoming call management… well, the list is still not very extensive, but it keeps growing.

Yes, but I’ll admit it’s been a while I have a feeling that the best of the Google Pixel in terms of AI is yet to come. It wasn’t finally confirmed, but shortly before Google I/O 2023, a rumor spread that the Pixels would have an exclusive Bard widget. And this is where I’ve been thinking for some time that the shots should go for a more general integration of AI into the user experience.

The announcement of the long-awaited Gemini launch earlier this month revealed a Mini variant that aims to debut in the Pixel 8 Pro, although information initially provided in this regard indicated less ambitious plans. Well, the search engine can actually aim higher because, as we can read in MSPoweruser, Google is preparing Pixie, a Gemini-based assistant that will be exclusive to Pixel smartphones.

Of course, this information is not official, but after the launch of Gemini, it makes perfect sense. It’s clear that Android will have to continue to provide the Android Assistant experience at the same level, otherwise it would be shooting itself in the foot (and, by the way, also providing all the manufacturers that use its operating system). However, now that it has the necessary hardware and software, it brings an exclusive and more advanced assistant to the Pixels (something we remember that Apple will also do with Siri in 2024) could become another differentiator for the Pixel compared to the rest of the market, a move that would be hard not to understand.