Google announces Firebase Genkit with Ollama support

At Google IO 2024, Google introduced Firebase Genkit, an open-source framework designed to help developers build, deploy, and monitor AI-powered applications, now featuring support for running Google's open-source Gemma model locally through Ollama. Compatible with MacOS, Windows, Linux, and Docker containers, Firebase Genkit simplifies the development process by enabling integration with Node.js projects and providing installation via npm. This framework facilitates the creation of production-ready applications by allowing developers to easily initialize and run Genkit on a local server. Additional resources and tools, such as the Ollama plugin and optimization for NVIDIA RTX GPUs, are available to enhance the functionality and performance of applications built with Firebase Genkit.