Google Testing Generative AI In Gmail, Docs: All You Need To Know

In Docs, the AI can make text more detailed or even rewrite it, assisting users in drafting blog posts or song lyrics.

Google has begun testing its new generative artificial intelligence (AI) features in Gmail and Docs following the announcement of their upcoming release in Workspace apps. The trial is being offered to consumers, enterprise, and education users over 18 years old in the US, with a limited number of people invited to sign up and opt-in to participate in the “small group” test programme.

Participants can leave the programme at any time and will be able to provide feedback to Google through Gmail and Docs. These AI features enable users to generate text and have Google elaborate on or shorten their writing, including down to bullet points.

In Docs, the AI can make text more detailed or even rewrite it, assisting users in drafting blog posts or song lyrics.

Additionally, Google Cloud has revealed that its new Generative AI App Builder will enable people to build AI-powered search and conversational experiences, similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Gen App Builder provides a step-by-step orchestration of search and conversational applications with pre-built workflows for common tasks, making it simple for developers to set up and deploy their apps without any coding experience.

One of the most exciting features of Gen App Builder is the ability to combine the power of Google-quality search with generative AI, providing personalised and relevant information to enterprises when they need it.

Through Gen App Builder, enterprises can create conversational search experiences across their public and private data in minutes or hours. With access to Google’s no-code conversational and search tools powered by foundation models, organisations can easily build high-quality experiences that can be integrated into their applications and websites. This allows enterprises to build apps that understand user intent via natural language and surface the right information with associated citations and attributions from a company’s public and private data.

The app builder supports not only text but also other modalities such as images and videos. Developers can use a combination of text and images as inputs to find information across documents, photos, and video content, enabling richer customer interactions.

Google’s Gen App Builder is seen as a step towards building AI chatbots to rival those produced by OpenAI. With the combination of Google-quality search and generative AI, enterprises can receive personalised information, making the app builder a valuable tool in the race to create innovative and effective AI chatbots. The new AI features in Gmail and Docs will also prove useful for users looking to improve their writing skills and productivity, providing a valuable tool for generating and refining written content.

Google has not released any details on when the new generative AI features will be available to a wider audience, but the company has stated that it plans to expand its availability over time. Meanwhile, the Gen App Builder is now available to developers, providing an exciting opportunity for them to create innovative and effective AI-powered search and conversational experiences.