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+ ---
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+ license: gemma
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+ library_name: transformers
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+ pipeline_tag: image-text-to-text
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+ extra_gated_heading: Access Gemma on Hugging Face
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+ extra_gated_prompt: To access Gemma on Hugging Face, you’re required to review and
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+ agree to Google’s usage license. To do this, please ensure you’re logged in to Hugging
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+ Face and click below. Requests are processed immediately.
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+ extra_gated_button_content: Acknowledge license
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+ base_model: google/gemma-3-27b-it
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+ ---
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+
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+ FP8 version made with llm-compressor
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+
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+ # Gemma 3 model card
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+
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+ **Model Page**: [Gemma](https://ai.google.dev/gemma/docs/core)
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+
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+ **Resources and Technical Documentation**:
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+
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+ * [Gemma 3 Technical Report][g3-tech-report]
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+ * [Responsible Generative AI Toolkit][rai-toolkit]
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+ * [Gemma on Kaggle][kaggle-gemma]
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+ * [Gemma on Vertex Model Garden][vertex-mg-gemma3]
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+
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+ **Terms of Use**: [Terms][terms]
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+
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+ **Authors**: Google DeepMind
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+
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+ ## Model Information
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+
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+ Summary description and brief definition of inputs and outputs.
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+
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+ ### Description
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+
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+ Gemma is a family of lightweight, state-of-the-art open models from Google,
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+ built from the same research and technology used to create the Gemini models.
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+ Gemma 3 models are multimodal, handling text and image input and generating text
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+ output, with open weights for both pre-trained variants and instruction-tuned
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+ variants. Gemma 3 has a large, 128K context window, multilingual support in over
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+ 140 languages, and is available in more sizes than previous versions. Gemma 3
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+ models are well-suited for a variety of text generation and image understanding
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+ tasks, including question answering, summarization, and reasoning. Their
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+ relatively small size makes it possible to deploy them in environments with
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+ limited resources such as laptops, desktops or your own cloud infrastructure,
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+ democratizing access to state of the art AI models and helping foster innovation
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+ for everyone.
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+
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+ ### Inputs and outputs
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+
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+ - **Input:**
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+ - Text string, such as a question, a prompt, or a document to be summarized
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+ - Images, normalized to 896 x 896 resolution and encoded to 256 tokens
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+ each
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+ - Total input context of 128K tokens for the 4B, 12B, and 27B sizes, and
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+ 32K tokens for the 1B size
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+
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+ - **Output:**
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+ - Generated text in response to the input, such as an answer to a
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+ question, analysis of image content, or a summary of a document
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+ - Total output context of 8192 tokens
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+
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+ ### Usage
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+
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+ Below there are some code snippets on how to get quickly started with running the model. First, install the Transformers library. Gemma 3 is supported starting from transformers 4.50.0.
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+
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+ ```sh
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+ $ pip install -U transformers
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+ ```
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+
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+ Then, copy the snippet from the section that is relevant for your use case.
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+
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+ #### Running with the `pipeline` API
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+
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+ You can initialize the model and processor for inference with `pipeline` as follows.
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from transformers import pipeline
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+ import torch
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+
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+ pipe = pipeline(
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+ "image-text-to-text",
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+ model="google/gemma-3-27b-it",
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+ device="cuda",
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+ torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16
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+ )
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+ ```
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+
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+ With instruction-tuned models, you need to use chat templates to process our inputs first. Then, you can pass it to the pipeline.
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+
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+ ```python
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+ messages = [
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+ {
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+ "role": "system",
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+ "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "You are a helpful assistant."}]
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "role": "user",
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+ "content": [
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+ {"type": "image", "url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/p-blog/candy.JPG"},
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+ {"type": "text", "text": "What animal is on the candy?"}
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+
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+ output = pipe(text=messages, max_new_tokens=200)
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+ print(output[0]["generated_text"][-1]["content"])
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+ # Okay, let's take a look!
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+ # Based on the image, the animal on the candy is a **turtle**.
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+ # You can see the shell shape and the head and legs.
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+ ```
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+
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+ #### Running the model on a single/multi GPU
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+
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+ ```python
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+ # pip install accelerate
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+
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+ from transformers import AutoProcessor, Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration
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+ from PIL import Image
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+ import requests
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+ import torch
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+
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+ model_id = "google/gemma-3-27b-it"
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+
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+ model = Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration.from_pretrained(
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+ model_id, device_map="auto"
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+ ).eval()
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+
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+ processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained(model_id)
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+
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+ messages = [
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+ {
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+ "role": "system",
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+ "content": [{"type": "text", "text": "You are a helpful assistant."}]
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+ },
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+ {
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+ "role": "user",
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+ "content": [
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+ {"type": "image", "image": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/bee.jpg"},
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+ {"type": "text", "text": "Describe this image in detail."}
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+ ]
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+ }
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+ ]
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+
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+ inputs = processor.apply_chat_template(
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+ messages, add_generation_prompt=True, tokenize=True,
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+ return_dict=True, return_tensors="pt"
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+ ).to(model.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
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+
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+ input_len = inputs["input_ids"].shape[-1]
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+
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+ with torch.inference_mode():
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+ generation = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=100, do_sample=False)
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+ generation = generation[0][input_len:]
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+
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+ decoded = processor.decode(generation, skip_special_tokens=True)
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+ print(decoded)
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+
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+ # **Overall Impression:** The image is a close-up shot of a vibrant garden scene,
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+ # focusing on a cluster of pink cosmos flowers and a busy bumblebee.
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+ # It has a slightly soft, natural feel, likely captured in daylight.
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Citation
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+
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+ ```none
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+ @article{gemma_2025,
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+ title={Gemma 3},
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+ url={https://goo.gle/Gemma3Report},
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+ publisher={Kaggle},
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+ author={Gemma Team},
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+ year={2025}
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Model Data
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+
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+ Data used for model training and how the data was processed.
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+
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+ ### Training Dataset
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+
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+ These models were trained on a dataset of text data that includes a wide variety
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+ of sources. The 27B model was trained with 14 trillion tokens, the 12B model was
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+ trained with 12 trillion tokens, 4B model was trained with 4 trillion tokens and
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+ 1B with 2 trillion tokens. Here are the key components:
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+
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+ - Web Documents: A diverse collection of web text ensures the model is
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+ exposed to a broad range of linguistic styles, topics, and vocabulary. The
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+ training dataset includes content in over 140 languages.
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+ - Code: Exposing the model to code helps it to learn the syntax and
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+ patterns of programming languages, which improves its ability to generate
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+ code and understand code-related questions.
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+ - Mathematics: Training on mathematical text helps the model learn logical
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+ reasoning, symbolic representation, and to address mathematical queries.
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+ - Images: A wide range of images enables the model to perform image
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+ analysis and visual data extraction tasks.
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+
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+ The combination of these diverse data sources is crucial for training a powerful
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+ multimodal model that can handle a wide variety of different tasks and data
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+ formats.
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+
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+ ### Data Preprocessing
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+
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+ Here are the key data cleaning and filtering methods applied to the training
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+ data:
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+
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+ - CSAM Filtering: Rigorous CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) filtering
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+ was applied at multiple stages in the data preparation process to ensure
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+ the exclusion of harmful and illegal content.
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+ - Sensitive Data Filtering: As part of making Gemma pre-trained models
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+ safe and reliable, automated techniques were used to filter out certain
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+ personal information and other sensitive data from training sets.
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+ - Additional methods: Filtering based on content quality and safety in
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+ line with [our policies][safety-policies].
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+
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+ ## Implementation Information
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+
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+ Details about the model internals.
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+
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+ ### Hardware
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+
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+ Gemma was trained using [Tensor Processing Unit (TPU)][tpu] hardware (TPUv4p,
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+ TPUv5p and TPUv5e). Training vision-language models (VLMS) requires significant
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+ computational power. TPUs, designed specifically for matrix operations common in
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+ machine learning, offer several advantages in this domain:
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+
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+ - Performance: TPUs are specifically designed to handle the massive
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+ computations involved in training VLMs. They can speed up training
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+ considerably compared to CPUs.
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+ - Memory: TPUs often come with large amounts of high-bandwidth memory,
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+ allowing for the handling of large models and batch sizes during training.
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+ This can lead to better model quality.
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+ - Scalability: TPU Pods (large clusters of TPUs) provide a scalable
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+ solution for handling the growing complexity of large foundation models.
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+ You can distribute training across multiple TPU devices for faster and more
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+ efficient processing.
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+ - Cost-effectiveness: In many scenarios, TPUs can provide a more
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+ cost-effective solution for training large models compared to CPU-based
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+ infrastructure, especially when considering the time and resources saved
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+ due to faster training.
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+ - These advantages are aligned with
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+ [Google's commitments to operate sustainably][sustainability].
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+
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+ ### Software
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+
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+ Training was done using [JAX][jax] and [ML Pathways][ml-pathways].
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+
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+ JAX allows researchers to take advantage of the latest generation of hardware,
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+ including TPUs, for faster and more efficient training of large models. ML
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+ Pathways is Google's latest effort to build artificially intelligent systems
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+ capable of generalizing across multiple tasks. This is specially suitable for
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+ foundation models, including large language models like these ones.
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+
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+ Together, JAX and ML Pathways are used as described in the
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+ [paper about the Gemini family of models][gemini-2-paper]; *"the 'single
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+ controller' programming model of Jax and Pathways allows a single Python
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+ process to orchestrate the entire training run, dramatically simplifying the
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+ development workflow."*
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+
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+ ## Evaluation
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+
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+ Model evaluation metrics and results.
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+
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+ ### Benchmark Results
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+
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+ These models were evaluated against a large collection of different datasets and
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+ metrics to cover different aspects of text generation:
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+
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+ #### Reasoning and factuality
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+
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+ | Benchmark | Metric | Gemma 3 PT 1B | Gemma 3 PT 4B | Gemma 3 PT 12B | Gemma 3 PT 27B |
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+ | ------------------------------ |----------------|:--------------:|:-------------:|:--------------:|:--------------:|
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+ | [HellaSwag][hellaswag] | 10-shot | 62.3 | 77.2 | 84.2 | 85.6 |
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+ | [BoolQ][boolq] | 0-shot | 63.2 | 72.3 | 78.8 | 82.4 |
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+ | [PIQA][piqa] | 0-shot | 73.8 | 79.6 | 81.8 | 83.3 |
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+ | [SocialIQA][socialiqa] | 0-shot | 48.9 | 51.9 | 53.4 | 54.9 |
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+ | [TriviaQA][triviaqa] | 5-shot | 39.8 | 65.8 | 78.2 | 85.5 |
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+ | [Natural Questions][naturalq] | 5-shot | 9.48 | 20.0 | 31.4 | 36.1 |
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+ | [ARC-c][arc] | 25-shot | 38.4 | 56.2 | 68.9 | 70.6 |
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+ | [ARC-e][arc] | 0-shot | 73.0 | 82.4 | 88.3 | 89.0 |
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+ | [WinoGrande][winogrande] | 5-shot | 58.2 | 64.7 | 74.3 | 78.8 |
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+ | [BIG-Bench Hard][bbh] | few-shot | 28.4 | 50.9 | 72.6 | 77.7 |
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+ | [DROP][drop] | 1-shot | 42.4 | 60.1 | 72.2 | 77.2 |
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+
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+ [hellaswag]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.07830
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+ [boolq]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.10044
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+ [piqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.11641
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+ [socialiqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.09728
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+ [triviaqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.03551
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+ [naturalq]: https://github.com/google-research-datasets/natural-questions
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+ [arc]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.01547
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+ [winogrande]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.10641
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+ [bbh]: https://paperswithcode.com/dataset/bbh
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+ [drop]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.00161
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+
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+ #### STEM and code
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+
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+ | Benchmark | Metric | Gemma 3 PT 4B | Gemma 3 PT 12B | Gemma 3 PT 27B |
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+ | ------------------------------ |----------------|:-------------:|:--------------:|:--------------:|
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+ | [MMLU][mmlu] | 5-shot | 59.6 | 74.5 | 78.6 |
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+ | [MMLU][mmlu] (Pro COT) | 5-shot | 29.2 | 45.3 | 52.2 |
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+ | [AGIEval][agieval] | 3-5-shot | 42.1 | 57.4 | 66.2 |
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+ | [MATH][math] | 4-shot | 24.2 | 43.3 | 50.0 |
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+ | [GSM8K][gsm8k] | 8-shot | 38.4 | 71.0 | 82.6 |
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+ | [GPQA][gpqa] | 5-shot | 15.0 | 25.4 | 24.3 |
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+ | [MBPP][mbpp] | 3-shot | 46.0 | 60.4 | 65.6 |
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+ | [HumanEval][humaneval] | 0-shot | 36.0 | 45.7 | 48.8 |
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+
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+ [mmlu]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.03300
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+ [agieval]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.06364
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+ [math]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.03874
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+ [gsm8k]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.14168
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+ [gpqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.12022
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+ [mbpp]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.07732
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+ [humaneval]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.03374
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+
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+ #### Multilingual
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+
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+ | Benchmark | Gemma 3 PT 1B | Gemma 3 PT 4B | Gemma 3 PT 12B | Gemma 3 PT 27B |
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+ | ------------------------------------ |:-------------:|:-------------:|:--------------:|:--------------:|
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+ | [MGSM][mgsm] | 2.04 | 34.7 | 64.3 | 74.3 |
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+ | [Global-MMLU-Lite][global-mmlu-lite] | 24.9 | 57.0 | 69.4 | 75.7 |
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+ | [WMT24++][wmt24pp] (ChrF) | 36.7 | 48.4 | 53.9 | 55.7 |
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+ | [FloRes][flores] | 29.5 | 39.2 | 46.0 | 48.8 |
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+ | [XQuAD][xquad] (all) | 43.9 | 68.0 | 74.5 | 76.8 |
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+ | [ECLeKTic][eclektic] | 4.69 | 11.0 | 17.2 | 24.4 |
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+ | [IndicGenBench][indicgenbench] | 41.4 | 57.2 | 61.7 | 63.4 |
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+
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+ [mgsm]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.03057
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+ [flores]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.03193
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+ [xquad]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.11856v3
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+ [global-mmlu-lite]: https://huggingface.co/datasets/CohereForAI/Global-MMLU-Lite
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+ [wmt24pp]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.12404v1
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+ [eclektic]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.21228
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+ [indicgenbench]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16816
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+
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+ #### Multimodal
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+
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+ | Benchmark | Gemma 3 PT 4B | Gemma 3 PT 12B | Gemma 3 PT 27B |
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+ | ------------------------------ |:-------------:|:--------------:|:--------------:|
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+ | [COCOcap][coco-cap] | 102 | 111 | 116 |
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+ | [DocVQA][docvqa] (val) | 72.8 | 82.3 | 85.6 |
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+ | [InfoVQA][info-vqa] (val) | 44.1 | 54.8 | 59.4 |
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+ | [MMMU][mmmu] (pt) | 39.2 | 50.3 | 56.1 |
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+ | [TextVQA][textvqa] (val) | 58.9 | 66.5 | 68.6 |
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+ | [RealWorldQA][realworldqa] | 45.5 | 52.2 | 53.9 |
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+ | [ReMI][remi] | 27.3 | 38.5 | 44.8 |
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+ | [AI2D][ai2d] | 63.2 | 75.2 | 79.0 |
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+ | [ChartQA][chartqa] | 63.6 | 74.7 | 76.3 |
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+ | [VQAv2][vqav2] | 63.9 | 71.2 | 72.9 |
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+ | [BLINK][blinkvqa] | 38.0 | 35.9 | 39.6 |
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+ | [OKVQA][okvqa] | 51.0 | 58.7 | 60.2 |
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+ | [TallyQA][tallyqa] | 42.5 | 51.8 | 54.3 |
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+ | [SpatialSense VQA][ss-vqa] | 50.9 | 60.0 | 59.4 |
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+ | [CountBenchQA][countbenchqa] | 26.1 | 17.8 | 68.0 |
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+
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+ [coco-cap]: https://cocodataset.org/#home
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+ [docvqa]: https://www.docvqa.org/
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+ [info-vqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.12756
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+ [mmmu]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.16502
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+ [textvqa]: https://textvqa.org/
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+ [realworldqa]: https://paperswithcode.com/dataset/realworldqa
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+ [remi]: https://arxiv.org/html/2406.09175v1
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+ [ai2d]: https://allenai.org/data/diagrams
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+ [chartqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.10244
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+ [vqav2]: https://visualqa.org/index.html
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+ [blinkvqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12390
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+ [okvqa]: https://okvqa.allenai.org/
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+ [tallyqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.12440
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+ [ss-vqa]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.02660
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+ [countbenchqa]: https://github.com/google-research/big_vision/blob/main/big_vision/datasets/countbenchqa/
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+
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+ ## Ethics and Safety
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+
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+ Ethics and safety evaluation approach and results.
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+
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+ ### Evaluation Approach
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+
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+ Our evaluation methods include structured evaluations and internal red-teaming
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+ testing of relevant content policies. Red-teaming was conducted by a number of
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+ different teams, each with different goals and human evaluation metrics. These
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+ models were evaluated against a number of different categories relevant to
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+ ethics and safety, including:
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+
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+ - **Child Safety**: Evaluation of text-to-text and image to text prompts
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+ covering child safety policies, including child sexual abuse and
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+ exploitation.
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+ - **Content Safety:** Evaluation of text-to-text and image to text prompts
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+ covering safety policies including, harassment, violence and gore, and hate
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+ speech.
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+ - **Representational Harms**: Evaluation of text-to-text and image to text
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+ prompts covering safety policies including bias, stereotyping, and harmful
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+ associations or inaccuracies.
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+
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+ In addition to development level evaluations, we conduct "assurance
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+ evaluations" which are our 'arms-length' internal evaluations for responsibility
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+ governance decision making. They are conducted separately from the model
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+ development team, to inform decision making about release. High level findings
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+ are fed back to the model team, but prompt sets are held-out to prevent
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+ overfitting and preserve the results' ability to inform decision making.
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+ Assurance evaluation results are reported to our Responsibility & Safety Council
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+ as part of release review.
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+
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+ ### Evaluation Results
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+
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+ For all areas of safety testing, we saw major improvements in the categories of
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+ child safety, content safety, and representational harms relative to previous
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+ Gemma models. All testing was conducted without safety filters to evaluate the
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+ model capabilities and behaviors. For both text-to-text and image-to-text, and
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+ across all model sizes, the model produced minimal policy violations, and showed
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+ significant improvements over previous Gemma models' performance with respect
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+ to ungrounded inferences. A limitation of our evaluations was they included only
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+ English language prompts.
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+
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+ ## Usage and Limitations
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+
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+ These models have certain limitations that users should be aware of.
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+
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+ ### Intended Usage
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+
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+ Open vision-language models (VLMs) models have a wide range of applications
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+ across various industries and domains. The following list of potential uses is
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+ not comprehensive. The purpose of this list is to provide contextual information
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+ about the possible use-cases that the model creators considered as part of model
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+ training and development.
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+
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+ - Content Creation and Communication
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+ - Text Generation: These models can be used to generate creative text
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+ formats such as poems, scripts, code, marketing copy, and email drafts.
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+ - Chatbots and Conversational AI: Power conversational interfaces
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+ for customer service, virtual assistants, or interactive applications.
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+ - Text Summarization: Generate concise summaries of a text corpus,
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+ research papers, or reports.
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+ - Image Data Extraction: These models can be used to extract,
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+ interpret, and summarize visual data for text communications.
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+ - Research and Education
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+ - Natural Language Processing (NLP) and VLM Research: These
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+ models can serve as a foundation for researchers to experiment with VLM
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+ and NLP techniques, develop algorithms, and contribute to the
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+ advancement of the field.
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+ - Language Learning Tools: Support interactive language learning
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+ experiences, aiding in grammar correction or providing writing practice.
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+ - Knowledge Exploration: Assist researchers in exploring large
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+ bodies of text by generating summaries or answering questions about
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+ specific topics.
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+
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+ ### Limitations
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+ - Training Data
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+ - The quality and diversity of the training data significantly
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+ influence the model's capabilities. Biases or gaps in the training data
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+ can lead to limitations in the model's responses.
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+ - The scope of the training dataset determines the subject areas
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+ the model can handle effectively.
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+ - Context and Task Complexity
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+ - Models are better at tasks that can be framed with clear
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+ prompts and instructions. Open-ended or highly complex tasks might be
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+ challenging.
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+ - A model's performance can be influenced by the amount of context
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+ provided (longer context generally leads to better outputs, up to a
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+ certain point).
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+ - Language Ambiguity and Nuance
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+ - Natural language is inherently complex. Models might struggle
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+ to grasp subtle nuances, sarcasm, or figurative language.
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+ - Factual Accuracy
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+ - Models generate responses based on information they learned
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+ from their training datasets, but they are not knowledge bases. They
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+ may generate incorrect or outdated factual statements.
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+ - Common Sense
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+ - Models rely on statistical patterns in language. They might
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+ lack the ability to apply common sense reasoning in certain situations.
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+
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+ ### Ethical Considerations and Risks
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+ The development of vision-language models (VLMs) raises several ethical
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+ concerns. In creating an open model, we have carefully considered the following:
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+ - Bias and Fairness
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+ - VLMs trained on large-scale, real-world text and image data can
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+ reflect socio-cultural biases embedded in the training material. These
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+ models underwent careful scrutiny, input data pre-processing described
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+ and posterior evaluations reported in this card.
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+ - Misinformation and Misuse
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+ - VLMs can be misused to generate text that is false, misleading,
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+ or harmful.
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+ - Guidelines are provided for responsible use with the model, see the
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+ [Responsible Generative AI Toolkit][rai-toolkit].
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+ - Transparency and Accountability:
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+ - This model card summarizes details on the models' architecture,
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+ capabilities, limitations, and evaluation processes.
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+ - A responsibly developed open model offers the opportunity to
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+ share innovation by making VLM technology accessible to developers and
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+ researchers across the AI ecosystem.
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+ Risks identified and mitigations:
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+ - **Perpetuation of biases**: It's encouraged to perform continuous
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+ monitoring (using evaluation metrics, human review) and the exploration of
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+ de-biasing techniques during model training, fine-tuning, and other use
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+ cases.
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+ - **Generation of harmful content**: Mechanisms and guidelines for content
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+ safety are essential. Developers are encouraged to exercise caution and
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+ implement appropriate content safety safeguards based on their specific
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+ product policies and application use cases.
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+ - **Misuse for malicious purposes**: Technical limitations and developer
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+ and end-user education can help mitigate against malicious applications of
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+ VLMs. Educational resources and reporting mechanisms for users to flag
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+ misuse are provided. Prohibited uses of Gemma models are outlined in the
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+ [Gemma Prohibited Use Policy][prohibited-use].
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+ - **Privacy violations**: Models were trained on data filtered for removal
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+ of certain personal information and other sensitive data. Developers are
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+ encouraged to adhere to privacy regulations with privacy-preserving
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+ techniques.
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+
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+ ### Benefits
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+ At the time of release, this family of models provides high-performance open
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+ vision-language model implementations designed from the ground up for
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+ responsible AI development compared to similarly sized models.
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+ Using the benchmark evaluation metrics described in this document, these models
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+ have shown to provide superior performance to other, comparably-sized open model
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+ alternatives.
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+ [g3-tech-report]: https://goo.gle/Gemma3Report
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+ [rai-toolkit]: https://ai.google.dev/responsible
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+ [kaggle-gemma]: https://www.kaggle.com/models/google/gemma-3
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+ [vertex-mg-gemma3]: https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/google/model-garden/gemma3
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+ [terms]: https://ai.google.dev/gemma/terms
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+ [safety-policies]: https://ai.google/static/documents/ai-responsibility-update-published-february-2025.pdf
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+ [prohibited-use]: https://ai.google.dev/gemma/prohibited_use_policy
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+ [tpu]: https://cloud.google.com/tpu/docs/intro-to-tpu
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+ [sustainability]: https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/
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+ [jax]: https://github.com/jax-ml/jax
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+ [ml-pathways]: https://blog.google/technology/ai/introducing-pathways-next-generation-ai-architecture/
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+ [sustainability]: https://sustainability.google/operating-sustainably/
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+ [gemini-2-paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.11805