Google Expands Public Access To Gemini 2.0 AI Models - 1

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Google Expands Public Access To Gemini 2.0 AI Models

  • Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

Google has announced the public release of its Gemini 2.0 Flash model via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, allowing developers to integrate the model into production applications.

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  • Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash for public use via API in AI Studio, Vertex AI.
  • Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental is now available for coding and complex prompts.
  • Google launched Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, a cost-efficient AI model, in public preview.

Alongside this, an experimental version of Gemini 2.0 Pro, designed for coding and complex prompts, is now publicly accessible in Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, and for Gemini Advanced users in the Gemini app.

The model features a 2 million token context window, enhanced reasoning capabilities, and tool-calling functionalities like Google Search and code execution.

Additionally, Google has introduced Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, a cost-efficient model optimized for speed and affordability. Flash-Lite retains the 1 million token context window of 2.0 Flash while offering improved quality over its predecessor, 1.5 Flash. It is now available for public preview in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental will also be accessible via the Gemini app on desktop and mobile, with multimodal input supported at launch and expanded features expected in the coming months.

The release of Gemini 2.0 models comes as DeepSeek , a Chinese AI model, is also making its public debut. The timing could signal Google’s response to increasing competition in the AI space, particularly as companies race to make their models widely available.

EU Issues Guidelines to Prevent AI Misuse In Workplaces, Online Platforms, And More - 2

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EU Issues Guidelines to Prevent AI Misuse In Workplaces, Online Platforms, And More

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

The European Commission published new guidelines on forbidden AI practices according to the European Union’s AI Act, two days after measures began to take effect. The document aims to provide clarity and warn about unacceptable AI applications such as social scoring, harmful manipulation, and real-time remote biometric identification.

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  • The European Commission published guidelines to provide clarity and insights on the European Union’s AI Act.
  • The document warns about unacceptable AI practices like tracking employees’ emotions or manipulating users into spending money with AI tools.
  • The guidelines were released just days after the first measures of the EU AI Act began to take effect.

According to Reuters , the new guidelines arrive as companies navigate the challenges and expenses of complying with the world’s first legislation regulating AI use which entered into force in August last year.

It was determined that measures would be applied gradually, and, a few days ago—on February 2—, the first measures came into effect, allowing authorities to ban activities that violate the AI Act, which will be fully applied next year, in August 2026.

In response to the new measures that came into effect this week, the new non-biding document warns employers about the use of AI to track their workers’ emotions and websites about manipulative strategies to make users spend money.

“These Guidelines aim to increase legal clarity and to provide insights into the Commission’s interpretation of the prohibitions in Article 5 AI Act with a view to ensuring their consistent, effective and uniform application,” states the 140-page document.

These updates enter into force just days before the Summit for Action on AI in Paris, scheduled for February 10 and 11. According to Le Monde , the event will gather heads of state as well as leaders of tech giants such as Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, and Sam Altman.

The AI Act is expected to sanction companies that expose citizens to “unacceptable risk” with potential fines of up to 35 million euros or 7% of their annual revenue for breaches of the EU AI Act.