科技英語：谷歌AI助力安卓，重新定義移動端王者

And last month, Samat moved up via a reorg at the top of Google. He's now President of Android Ecosystems, which means he runs Android, the world's most popular smartphone platform. This job also includes Android TV, Android Auto, and new augmented and mixed-reality technology.
上個月，通過谷歌高層的重組，Samat晉升了。他現(xiàn)在是Android生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的總裁，這意味著他管理著Android，這是全球最流行的智能手機平臺。這項工作還包括Android TV、Android Auto以及新的增強現(xiàn)實和混合現(xiàn)實技術。

"AI is having a moment. It's a huge opportunity for the Android ecosystem," he said. "We are going to be very fast-moving to not miss this opportunity. It's a once-in-a-generation moment to reinvent what phones can do. We are going to seize that moment."
"AI 正處于一個關鍵時刻。對于 Android 生態(tài)系統(tǒng)來說，這是一個巨大的機遇，" 他說道。"我們將會非?？焖俚匦袆?，以免錯過這個機會。這是一個一生一次的時刻，重新定義手機的功能。我們將抓住這個時機。"

With Google's new Gemini AI models, "we can do things that have never been possible on smartphones," he added.
“有了谷歌的新Gemini AI模型，”他補充道，“我們可以做一些在智能手機上從未可能的事情。”

The 800 pound smartphone gorilla, Apple — this was not a word uttered by Samat during the interview. At one point he said "the other OS," referring to Apple's iOS mobile platform, which leads in the US, but still lags far behind Android globally.
在采訪中，這位谷歌高管沒有提到“智能手機市場的大哥”蘋果公司。在談到蘋果的iOS移動平臺時，他曾說過“另一個操作系統(tǒng)”，盡管在美國領先，但在全球范圍內仍遠遠落后于Android。

On that "other OS," Google's Gemini is just an app. On Android, it's way more, according to Samat.
在那個“另一個操作系統(tǒng)”上，谷歌的Gemini只是一個應用程序。而在Android上，根據(jù)Samat的說法，它的功能要強大得多。

He showed me an example, by pressing and holding the power button on his Pixel 8 phone. This summoned Gemini to appear on top of the YouTube app he was in.
他給我演示了一個例子，按住他的 Pixel 8 手機上的電源按鈕。這樣就可以喚出Gemini，顯示在他正在使用的YouTube應用程序上方。

There was a video playing and he asked Gemini questions about the clip. Gemini analyzed the footage and responded from the relevant part of the video. He then pulled out a Samsung S24 and did the same thing, but touched and dragged up from the bottom right of the screen to summon Gemini.
視頻正在播放，他向Gemini提出了關于視頻片段的問題。Gemini分析了視頻內容，并從視頻的相關部分做出了回應。然后，他拿出了一部三星 S24，并做了同樣的操作，但是是從屏幕右下角觸摸并向上拖動以喚出Gemini。

This is possible because Google has baked Gemini AI models and assistant technology into the "System UI" level on Android devices. That's below the app level, where the technical important stuff happens.
這是可能的，因為谷歌已經將Gemini AI模型和助手技術整合到Android設備的“系統(tǒng)UI”級別中。這是在應用程序級別之下，技術上重要的事情發(fā)生在這個級別之下。

"You can't do stuff like this if you're just an app on a device," Samat said. "We can do this on Android, so Gemini can come into the situation with context, above or to the side of what's happening."
“如果你只是一個設備上的應用程序，就不能做到這樣的事情，”Samat說。“在Android上我們可以做到這一點，因此Gemini可以在發(fā)生的事情上方或側面帶有上下文進入情境。”

Without being hemmed into an app, Gemini is free to roam around more of the device and understand the context of what you're doing at any moment.
沒有被困在應用程序中，Gemini可以自由地在設備的更多區(qū)域移動，并理解你在任何時刻所做的事情的背景。

Samat stressed that this only happens if users summon the AI with intentional actions such as that button press on the Pixel 8 or the swipe on the S24.
Samat強調，這只會發(fā)生在用戶通過諸如在Pixel 8上按下按鈕或在S24上滑動等有意的操作來喚醒AI的情況下。