Less than a year after debuting Gemini 1.5, Google’s DeepMind division was back Wednesday to reveal the AI’s next-generation model, Gemini 2.0. The new model offers native image and audio output, and “will enable us to build new AI agents that bring us closer to our vision of a universal assistant,

The launch coincides with Google's ongoing DOJ back and forth. In August, a federal judge ruled that Google's search engine practices violated antitrust laws, labeling the company an illegal monopoly. The DOJ has proposed remedies that could include the divestiture of key assets such as the Chrome browser and the Android operating system.