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- Promotion, worth $229, runs until Nov. 3
RIYADH: University students in are being offered a free one-year subscription to the pro version of Google’s generative AI tool, Gemini, the tech company announced on Sunday.
The offer, worth SR860 ($229), gives students access to interactive audio and video learning tools and advanced research features that can be used in the writing of assignments and for exam preparation.
Powered by Veo 3, Gemini Pro 2.5 allows users to transform text or images into eight-second videos. It also integrates NotebookLM, which enables complex research insights, videos and documents to be converted into audio content.
“The Gemini app offers various features to help students summarize specific information, create interactive quizzes or listen to a short podcast that summarizes lecture notes,” Google said.
The offer is available to all university students in aged 18 and above. It runs until Nov. 3 and the free subscription starts from the date of registration.
Google said it was collaborating with the International Center for AI Research & Ethics to ensure all university students could benefit from the latest version of Gemini.
The promotion comes amid a wave of student interest in AI tools. According to Google Trends, search interest in AI, studying and universities in rose by 80 percent over the past two months compared to the same period last year.
“This indicates a growing interest among students and educators in how to use current technologies for studying and exam preparation,” the company said.
With 2 terabytes of storage space, the AI model allow students to save and access their notes, projects, photos and papers on Google Photos, Drive and Gmail.
The app is available on the web and on mobile via Android and iOS. It supports various languages, including Arabic.
The free subscription offer is also available in Egypt and is set to be rolled out to other countries in the near future, the tech giant said.
Students in and Egypt can avail the offer .