Google Releases ‘Generative AI’ Features To Over Three Billion Active Users

Search engine company Google has announced that it will provide Nigerian users and the other 300 billion people around the world access to new AI-based capabilities.

According to Johanna Wright, Vice President, Product, Google Workspace, who made this announcement on Wednesday, the new features, which will debut with Generative AI, will allow users to work intelligently.

Wright said: “As we embark on this next journey, we will be bringing these new generative-AI experiences to trusted testers on a rolling basis throughout the year, before making them available publicly.

Using these tools, you'll be able to prioritise, draught, reply, and summarise emails; discuss, edit, and rewrite documents in Docs; and create slides with automatically generated graphics, music, and video.

“You can go from raw data to insights and analysis via auto completion, formula generation, and contextual categorization in Sheets, then generate new backgrounds and capture notes in Meet and it also enables workflows for getting things done in chat.”

He explained that the first set of AI features will include: embedding generative AI in Docs and Gmail to help people get started writing.

“Whether you are a busy human resource, HR professional who needs to create customized job descriptions, or a parent drafting the invitation for your child’s pirate-themed birthday party, Workspace saves you the time and effort of writing that first version.

“Simply type a topic you’d like to write about, and a draft will instantly be generated for you.

"With your collaborative AI partner, you can continue to refine and edit, getting more suggestions as needed.

“Generative AI in Docs helping to write a job description.

"Finding the right tone and style can also be tricky at times.

"Perhaps you’re applying for a new job, or writing to a new supplier in a more traditional industry, and you need to adopt a more formal tone in your email.

“Or you’ve jotted down a few bullets on your phone from a recent meeting and want to transform them into a more polished summary to share with your team.

"For these common scenarios and many more, we’re adding new generative AI capabilities to help you rewrite.

“And if you’re in the mood to let AI try out a new playful voice altogether, you’ll be able to hit the 'I’m feeling lucky' option in Gmail.

"Generative AI in Gmail formalizing notes into a polished email.

“It Keeps users in control. As we have experimented with generative AI ourselves, one thing is clear: AI is no replacement for the ingenuity, creativity, and smarts of real people.

"Sometimes, the AI gets things wrong, sometimes it delights you with something offbeat, and oftentimes it requires guidance.

“With all this in mind, we’re designing our products in accordance with Google’s AI Principles that keep the user in control, letting AI make suggestions that you’re able to accept, edit, and change.

"We’ll also deliver the corresponding administrative controls so that IT is able to set the right policies for their organization,” Wright added.