Does the humble mouse cursor really need an AI makeover? Google DeepMind seems to think so

It was not broke, and I don't think they fixed it.

I tried Google’s AI mouse pointer. It’s not magic yet

The Gemini-powered AI pointer coming to Googlebooks this fall is available to try now, but patience is required.

The ‘Googlebook’ Is Reinventing the Mouse Cursor—but Little Else

It looks like the standout feature of these Googlebooks is instead going to be the “Magic Pointer.” This is the age-old mouse cursor with an AI engine crammed inside. Wiggling the cursor activates its AI capabilities,
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Google turns the mouse cursor into an AI assistant

Google DeepMind is transforming the traditional mouse pointer by integrating it with Gemini, enabling the model to interpret user intent based on cursor movements and positioning.
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Google DeepMind Launches Interactive AI Magic Pointer Demos: Try the Future of Computing

The mouse pointer has not changed much in over 50 years. Google DeepMind wants to change that, and it just shared demos to show what it believes it will look like with its Magic Pointer. The project, powered by Gemini, tries to remove the friction ...
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"Pointer Pointer" which finds an image where the mouse cursor fits firmly

Pointer Pointer is a service that you do not understand that when you hover the mouse cursor at an appropriate position in the frame, even if the cursor is inside the image it will find out the background that comes nicely. At first glance, you can see the ...