Google Pulls AI Test Kitchen App from App Stores and Focuses on Web Platform

Google Removes AI Test Kitchen App from Play Store and App Store

Google has pulled its AI Test Kitchen app from the Play Store and the App Store to focus solely on the web platform.

Last year, Google launched the AI Test Kitchen experience, allowing users to interact with various projects powered by different AI models. One of the initial experiments involved an AI model called LaMDA 2, which broke down a goal into subsets and engaged in chat about dogs to test its ability to stick to a specific topic.

Recently, Google decided to discontinue the AI Test Kitchen app for mobile devices, as it aims to streamline its focus on the web platform. By concentrating solely on the web version, Google can easily roll out updates and enhancements.

Although Google had plans for the second season of AI Test Kitchen with new experiments, these plans were never materialized. Currently, the Test Kitchen only offers a solo text-to-music language model known as MusicLM, which was introduced earlier this year during Google IO.

This move by Google shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the company has a history of shutting down apps and experiments without prior notice. Additionally, with the emergence of other large language models and generative AI tools in the market, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthtropic’s Claude, Google likely wants to prioritize testing new features for its consumer products.

Google Labs: A Portal for Generative AI Experiments

Back in May, Google unveiled Google Labs, a dedicated portal where users can sign up for generative AI-based experiments. Interestingly, this page also showcases the MusicLM experiment mentioned earlier.

However, Google’s approach of having multiple platforms and products for AI experiments can sometimes create confusion among users. With an AI Test Kitchen page hosting only one experiment and Google Labs featuring various projects like Search Labs, NotebookLM (an AI-powered note-taking project), AI-focused Workspace features, and the MusicLM project, it can be challenging to understand the company’s overall AI experimentation strategy.

Nevertheless, Google’s decision to focus on web-based AI testing highlights their commitment to refining and advancing AI technologies for their users. By encouraging user engagement and feedback through its web platform, Google can gather valuable insights to fuel future developments.

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