Vertex AI empowers users to leverage generative AI capabilities for different applications through an innovative platform. It accelerates the development, deployment, and management of generative AI models by offering a comprehensive suite of tools and AI solutions within a unified AI platform.

Generative AI models and fully managed tools are provided by Vertex AI to simplify the prototyping, customization, integration, and deployment process into applications. Users have access to a wide range of models, including first-party, third-party, and open source models through the Model Garden. Additionally, extensions enhance the functionality of models by enabling them to retrieve real-time information and trigger actions, and customization options are available for Google's text, image, or code models to tailor them to specific use cases.

Furthermore, the Vertex AI Platform offers a suite of tools for data scientists, which includes training, tuning, and deploying machine learning models. Natively integrated with BigQuery, Vertex AI notebooks, such as Colab Enterprise or Workbench, provide a unified environment for all data and AI workloads, and Vertex AI Training and Prediction facilitate efficient model deployment to production with support for open source frameworks and optimized AI infrastructure.

Moreover, specialized MLOps tools in the Vertex AI Platform automate, standardize, and manage ML projects for data scientists and ML engineers. Modular tools enhance collaboration across teams while components such as Vertex AI Evaluation, Vertex AI Pipelines, Model Registry, Feature Store, and model monitoring tools streamline the ML workflow.

Additionally, Vertex AI Search and Conversation simplifies the development and deployment of generative AI-powered search and chat applications, offering an orchestration layer that abstracts complexity and prioritizes data privacy and controls for enterprise-ready applications. Developers can build and deploy applications quickly and efficiently while adhering to responsible practices.

Built on the Vertex AI Platform, Contact Center AI, Document AI, Anti Money Laundering AI, Discovery AI, and other AI solutions offer targeted capabilities to drive specific business outcomes. These AI solutions can be accessed and deployed directly by businesses or with the support of priority partners, expanding their applicability.

Furthermore, Vertex AI supports generative AI for tasks such as summarization, classification, and extraction, allowing users to create text prompts with flexibility in structure and format using the PaLM API for text, making it versatile for handling various tasks.