{"id":165572,"date":"2025-08-22T04:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T04:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/165572\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T04:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T04:30:13","slug":"google-rolls-out-ai-voice-assistant-for-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/165572\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Rolls Out AI Voice Assistant for Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google<\/a> is replacing its nearly decade-old Google Assistant<\/a> with a chatbot that is smarter and more intuitive, powered by the company\u2019s most advanced artificial intelligence model, Gemini<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gemini for Home<\/a> will replace Google Assistant for home devices, with early access beginning in October, wrote Anish Kattukaran<\/a>, chief product officer at Google Home and Nest, in a Wednesday (Aug. 20) blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou still say \u2018Hey Google\u2019 to get started, but your interactions will feel fundamentally new,\u201d the post said. \u201cGemini will understand the context and get it done, and we\u2019re replacing rigid commands so you can use more nuanced or complex requests, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Examples include finding music by description, such as \u201cPlay the song of the year winner from 1990\u201d or \u201cPlay that song from this year\u2019s summer blockbuster about race cars,\u201d according to the post.<\/p>\n

Gemini can also execute multiple commands at once, such as \u201cDim the lights and set the temperature to 72 degrees,\u201d and interpret exceptions like \u201cTurn off the lights everywhere except my bedroom,\u201d per the post.<\/p>\n

The assistant can coordinate daily routines by creating shopping lists, setting cooking timers and adding calendar events, the post said. It can also answer open-ended questions, such as \u201cHow can I keep raccoons out of my backyard at night?\u201d or \u201cWhat\u2019s the best time of year to visit the Greek islands?\u201d<\/p>\n

Gemini Live<\/a> will allow for ongoing conversations without repeatedly saying the wake phrase, according to the post.<\/p>\n

Users can launch the mode by saying, \u201cHey Google, let\u2019s chat,\u201d per the post. Gemini Live supports tasks such as step-by-step cooking help, troubleshooting home appliances, planning meals or brainstorming a bedtime story.<\/p>\n

\u201cGemini for Home uses the advanced reasoning, inference and search capabilities of our most capable models, making it both more powerful and easier to use than Google Assistant,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n

Read also:<\/strong> Amazon Plans to Release \u2018Constellation\u2019 of AI-Powered Devices<\/a><\/p>\n

Consumer Trust in Voice Assistants Drops<\/strong><\/p>\n

The upgrade comes as trust in voice assistants has declined, according to the 2024 PYMNTS Intelligence<\/a> report \u201cGenAI and Voice Assistants: Adoption and Trust Across Generations<\/a>.\u201d The main reason for the decrease may be a perceived lack of improvement and reliability in voice assistants.<\/p>\n

While the report focused on trusting AI during unexpected events like changing one\u2019s appointments due to a flight delay, it found that 60% of consumers said they believe in the future capabilities of voice assistants in 2024, down from 73% in 2023. Just\u00a0 8% of those surveyed said voice assistants are currently as smart and reliable as humans. However, double that number of consumers said voice assistants would be as smart as humans within two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers, especially younger ones, often have high hopes and lofty expectations for technological advancements,\u201d the report said. \u201cEarly adopters and digital natives might even tolerate some flaws and inconsistencies as emerging technology matures. However, patience will wear thin when these issues persist over time, leading to decreased trust at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s upgrade of Google Assistant underscores its efforts to bring Gemini into more consumer products. The AI model already powers mobile apps and services, and its expansion into the home puts the company in direct competition with Amazon<\/a>\u2019s Alexa<\/a>, which has also been updated with new AI capabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Apple<\/a> is testing<\/a> a redesigned Siri<\/a> powered by large language models, which could come to iPhones and iPads next year. The company is planning to unveil a multi-user home operating system called Charismatic with a Siri interface. Apple has been criticized for lagging behind its competitors in rolling out AI features.<\/p>\n

\u201cApple Intelligence doesn\u2019t appear in any serious public gen AI rankings,\u201d PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster wrote in a July column<\/a>. \u201cIt lags behind even X.ai<\/a>\u2019s Grok<\/a>. That\u2019s not a public relations problem. It\u2019s a strategic misstep. Maybe even a crater-sized hole that could prove Apple\u2019s fatal flaw. Apple is 2025\u2019s worst-performing Big Tech stock\u2026 Microsoft<\/a>, Nvidia<\/a> and Meta<\/a> are all up. Even Amazon and Alphabet<\/a> are outperforming. Only Tesla<\/a> has done worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gemini for Home will come to existing speakers and displays over time, with free and paid versions, Google\u2019s blog post said. The company will share more details about the rollout in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

For all PYMNTS AI coverage, subscribe to the daily AI Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

GenAI and Voice Assistants: Adoption and Trust Across Generations<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s Alexa+ Voice Assistant Draws 100,000 Users as Rollout Continues<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s Siri: Once a Pioneer, Now an AI Laggard<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google is replacing its nearly decade-old Google Assistant with a chatbot that is smarter and more intuitive, powered…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":165573,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[691,738,16028,12463,39852,2722,50,751,158,67,132,68,95275],"class_list":{"0":"post-165572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-chatbots","11":"tag-editors-picks","12":"tag-gemini","13":"tag-google","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-pymnts-news","16":"tag-technology","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-voice-activation"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115070541883130592","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}