Gmail already offered different functions to write e-mails faster with machine learning, such as end-of-sentence suggestions (Smart Compose) and responses (Smart Reply). With the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI), Google announced on its blog on Tuesday that it wanted to go further and offer advanced features for several of the products in its Workspace office suite. In the near future, an algorithm could thus write, answer or summarize e-mails, or even organize an inbox.
On Google Docs, the AI could also proofread, write and rewrite content. The American giant presented in detail the text generation function common to both software, which should be the first to see the light of day. In a box, it is possible to indicate what you want to write. Then, in one click, a text corresponding to the user’s expectations is automatically generated. This draft can then be freely modified.
Human qualities remain above
Google’s AI would also be able to give advice on how to adapt the tone of its text. Similarly, like on the search engine, a “I’m lucky” button could be added to let the AI entirely compose a text or a message. “AI does not replace the ingenuity, creativity and intelligence of real people”, however made it clear on the blog Johanna Voolich Wright, vice-president of Google Workspace
The new features would first be offered to long-time Workspace users before being made available to the general public. Beyond Gmail and Docs, Google Slides could also integrate in the future a function allowing to generate images, audio and video. Similarly, on Google Meet, generative AIs could soon be used to generate new backgrounds and automatically take notes, explains 01net. Finally, AI-based features could be integrated into Google Sheets to facilitate data processing.