According to the latest news, Google has suspended its "Ask Photos" feature in Google Photos, which is driven by AI. The function has been gradually expanding since last fall but has not yet reached the expected effect. Jamie Aspinall, the product manager of Google Photos, mentioned on social platform X that "the ask photos feature has not reached the level we hope for." He pointed out that the main problems currently include delay, quality, and user experience.
The "Ask Photos" feature uses Google's latest Gemini AI model, specifically a version customized for this feature. Aspinal mentioned that due to these issues, Google has decided to suspend the promotion of the feature on a small scale and plans to release a better version within two weeks to restore the original search speed and accuracy. At the same time, Google also announced that the keyword search function in Photos will be improved, allowing users to use quotes for exact text matching or no quotes for visual matching searches. This will help users find the desired photos and videos more effectively.
The "Ask Photos" feature was initially announced at Google I/O 2024, aiming to help users query their photo library through natural language queries. For example, users can ask what themes they chose for their child's birthday party in the past or which national parks they have visited. Google once stated that Gemini's multimodal capabilities could help it understand the content of each photo and read the text in images when necessary, then provide relevant photos and videos.
This is not the first time Google has suspended the launch of an AI-driven feature. In the fierce AI competition, Google quickly suspended the "AI Overview" feature after launching it in May last year due to a large number of absurd and inaccurate answers. At the same time, in February this year, Google also suspended the image generation tool of Gemini after receiving feedback from users about historical inaccuracies. These events indicate that Google faces many challenges in promoting and applying AI technology.
Key points:
🌟 Google suspends the "Ask Photos" feature to address delays, quality, and user experience issues.
🖼️ The "Ask Photos" feature uses a specialized Gemini AI model to help users perform natural language queries on photos.
🔍 The keyword search function will also be improved, supporting exact matching and visual matching searches.