Google nears release of AI software Gemini - The Information

Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of its AI software.

Google has intensified investments in generative AI this year as it plays catch-up after Microsoft -backed OpenAI 's launch of ChatGPT last year .

Gemini is a collection of large-language models that power everything from chatbots to features that either summarize text or generate original text based on what users want to read.