After OpenAI launched the ChatGPT chatbot last November, generative AI became one of the hottest topics in the tech world, so naturally it was also explored by other companies in the industry such as Google.
The sophisticated and creative possibilities of this new technology are indeed able to improve the user experience in different scenarios and in this knowledge this Tuesday (14) Google started introducing AI tools into two of its most popular products: Gmail and Docs.
The new features (which help users create text) were released as part of an initiative to increase productivity in the workspace; As such, they are limited to the 3 billion Workspace users for now. In a recent blog post, Johanna Voolich Wright, Vice President of Products at Google Workspace, wrote:
Whether you’re a busy HR professional who needs to create custom job descriptions or a parent designing the invitation for your child’s pirate birthday party, Workspace saves you the time and effort of writing that first draft […] Just enter a topic you want to write about and a draft will be created for you instantly.
In Google’s test, a user can go into a text field and type something like “Draft email to the team,” and the app creates a three-paragraph thank you note that can be edited, used as a template, and even transformed into something else, such as a bulleted list. If the result isn’t what the user expected, he or she can ask the app to try again.
Google’s initiative may have been a direct response to Microsoft’s major investment in OpenAI’s GPT technology, which will become a key part of Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), which should be talked about in an online LinkedIn event “The future of working with AI”scheduled for this next Thursday (16).
We still don’t know when Google will publicly release the new features (or if they will be free), but Mountain View is already planning additional AI tools for Workspace, including auto-generated images in slides, notes in Meet, and formula generation in Sheets .
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