Google’s release of Gemini 2.0 Flash this week, offering users a way to interact live with video of their surroundings, has set the stage for what could be a pivotal shift in how enterprises and consumers engage with technology.

This release — alongside announcements from OpenAI, Microsoft, and others — is part of a transformative leap forward happening in the technology area called “multimodal AI.” The technology allows you to take video — or audio or images — that comes into your computer or phone, and ask questions about it.

It also signals an intensification of the competitive race among Google and its chief rivals — OpenAI and Microsoft — for dominance in AI capabilities. But more importantly, it feels like it is defining the next era of interactive, agentic computing. — Read More