What the official source reports
Google announced image retrieval in File Search with gemini-embedding-2 and metadata for visual and page citations.
What this means for your operation
Our view: engineering projects, catalogs and operating documents are not always plain text. Visual retrieval makes evidence provenance especially important. A relevant image can support analysis but does not replace checking units, scale, version or professional responsibility.
Next step for evaluation
Build an authorized document set with questions whose answers can be checked on the original page. Evaluate the answer and its citation. For CAD files, first define export or integration: this File Search update does not imply universal native AutoCAD or SketchUp reading or automatic support in every connector.
Sources and references
- Gemini — Release notes Checked on
Retrospective edition 2026-W23. The week identifies this collection’s editorial organization; the text was prepared on the date shown above.
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