AI Development Assistance for Android Studio - Using Gemini AI Models

Overview

Explore AI-assisted developer tools in this 52-minute podcast episode featuring Kathy Korevec from Google's AIDA team. Dive into discussions on Android Studio's integration of Gemini AI models, developer productivity enhancements, and the intricacies of AI-powered code transformation. Learn about the role of smaller models, personalization challenges, and the workings of transformers in AI-assisted development. Discover insights on AI writing scenarios, agents, context retrieval augmentation, and the process of training models. Gain knowledge about Gemini and Gemma involvement in AI development, including different model sizes and their applications. Conclude with final thoughts on the future of AI in Android development.

Syllabus

Intro
Productivity and AI
Kathy's team
Developer productivity
Features done together
Smaller model
Personalization is missing
Code transformation
How do the transformers work?
AI writing scenarios
Agents
Context and retrieval augmentation
Training models
Training repositories
Gemini
Gemma involvement
Different sizes of Gemma
Final thoughts