Surprise! Google will let the Pixel 8 run on-device AI after all

Google Pixel 8 owners can have a little on-device AI, as a treat. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge We did it, y’all. We bullied Google into letting the Pixel 8 run on-device AI. Starting with the next Pixel feature drop, the Pixel 8 will use Gemini Nano for a couple of AI features.Google announced Gemini Nano as its mobile-optimized large language model in December and said it would be a core part of Android in the future — but in its own device lineup, only the Pixel 8 Pro was