I would like to believe that we are still far from AI singularity, but based on the current status of what AI is capable of, things are pretty compelling and often scary. Google is now apparently working on a new project that can just look at your photos and talk about your entire life. I know the idea does sound compelling but scary at the same time.

Project Ellmann is Google's way of making sure you have a storyteller, even if it's based on AI

A new report has surfaced that claims that Google is working on a new AI experience called “Project Ellmann.” This is an obvious nod toward biographer Richard David Ellmann. This project is going to use LLM to become aware of what's going on in a photo, and the search engine giant is looking to make sure that this new experience becomes “Your Life Story Teller.”

We are still not sure how Project Ellmann is going to work, but here is a statement from a Google spokesperson:

Google Photos has always used AI to help people search their photos and videos, and we’re excited about the potential of LLMs to unlock even more helpful experiences. This was an early internal exploration and, as always, should we decide to roll out new features, we would take the time needed to ensure they were helpful to people, and designed to protect users’ privacy and safety as our top priority

So, by the looks of it, Google Photos is going to be helping the process as the new feature would collect search result data and find patterns that are present in your photo. The information available in your photos will allow Project Ellmann to describe your photos by using various parameters, which is pretty compelling and impressive.

In addition to that, Google is also working on something called "Ellmann Chat," which is basically a more personalized version of ChatGPT. This is what the tech giant has to say about it, "Imagine opening ChatGPT, but it already knows everything about your life. What would you ask it?”

News Source: CNBC