Subj : I made an AI version of Bilbo Baggins using Goggle Gemini for fre
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Mar 13 2025 16:15:08

I made an AI version of Bilbo Baggins using Goggle Gemini for free, and 
shared a pipe with him outside Bag End  heres what you can now do with Gems

Date:
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Description:
Gems are now available in the free version of Gemini, now you can make your 
own AI personality.

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======================================================================Gems 
are now available in the free version of Gemini Each Gem can have its own 
personality and expertise, allowing you to create custom AI tools You can 
create your own Gems or use Google's pre-made ones 

Google is rolling out Gems, its customizable AI models, to all Gemini users 
for free. Gems have been around for a while now as part of Gemini Advanced, 
but now everybody gets to play with them. 

Gems are customized AI models. They can be fictional AI characters youve 
always wanted to talk to, like my hero Bilbo Baggins, or Jack Reacher, or you 
can roleplay an AI character you want to get advice from, like a fitness 
coach, or language tutor. 

Theyre actually pretty easy to create and can be a great time saver. If you 
frequently ask Gemini to perform tasks like enhancing your writing or 
role-playing as your boss for practicing tough conversations, youre likely 
spending time preparing it to behave a certain way before the conversation 
begins. 

For example, you might be writing, I want you to pretend to be a mid-50s 
middle executive at a software company who hates small talk and loves the 
Philadelphia Eagles , before every interaction. 

With a Gem, you can save time by creating your AI expert and saving them for 
next time, so you can jump straight into the conversation. (Image credit: 
Google/Apple) Premade Gems 

Gemini comes with a few premade Gems that are really worth exploring, 
including Chess champ (play using standard moves like pawn to d4). 
Brainstormer, a Gem thats there to assist you in coming up with ideas. Career 
guide who wants to help you on the job front. Coding partner for leveling up 
your coding skills. Learning coach who is created to help you learn pretty 
much anything, and Writing editor who wants to improve your grammar and 
sentence structure. 

Just pick a Gem and start to chat. Youll pick up how it works as you go. 

If you want to create your own Gem then, youll need to access Gemini through 
the web interface at gemini.google.com , rather than the mobile app. Once you 
are there, click on Gem manager in the left-hand menu, then 'New Gem'. 

Give your Gem a name  I went for Bilbo Baggins in an effort to create one of 
my childhood heroes, so I could quiz him about his adventures in the Misty 
Mountains.  Next, you need to give your Gem some instructions. Here I entered 
details of Bilbos life and his personality. In the Knowledge section, you can 
upload any files or PDFs you have which offer more background information. 

Once youre done click save and youre ready to start chatting with your new 
Gem. I had a nice fireside chat with Bilbo, but he seemed reluctant to let me 
hold his magic ring... You may like Gemini is coming to Google Calendar, 
heres how it will work and how to try it now I used Gemini AI to declutter my 
Gmail inbox and saved myself 5 hours a week  heres how you can do the same 
I've tested all the best AI agents including ChatGPT Deep Research and Gemini 
- these are the 5 top automated artificial intelligence tools you can try 
right now



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