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MUM: Google unveils the multitask model for Search
In one sentence At Google I/O, Google announces MUM (Multitask Unified Model), T5-based, claimed 1000x more powerful than BERT, capable of handling 75 languages and multimodal content.
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On the Google I/O stage, Google announces MUM (Multitask Unified Model), a new model meant to upgrade Google Search.
The demo: ask "I've climbed Mount Adams, what do I need to know to climb Mount Fuji next fall?". Such a complex question today requires dozens of separate searches. MUM should answer by combining info across languages on altitude, gear, trails, weather.
For users it's a preview of how search will gradually become more "conversational" — a path that culminates, years later, in AI Overviews and Gemini in Search.
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