Google Is Bringing NotebookLM’s Cool Podcast Summaries To Docs
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google has announced several AI features coming to its Workspace apps.
- Google Workspace Flows creates an AI agent to accomplish your desired workflow across Workspace apps.
- Other AI features include Help Me Analyze in Sheets, Audio Overviews in Docs, and a Gemini assistant in Meet.
Google has quickly been adding Gemini AI features to its apps in the last year or so. The company isn’t stopping here, though, as it’s just used the Google Cloud Next event to reveal more AI features coming to its Workspace apps.
Perhaps the most notable addition is Google Workspace Flows. The company describes this as a way to automate workflows across Workspace services. You start by simply describing what you need to do, and then Google will create an AI agent to do it for you across Workspace apps.
Google Docs is also getting two more AI additions, starting with Audio Overviews. This echoes NotebookLM and allows you to create podcast-style summaries of your documents. This could be handy if you want a more engaging summary or if you’re otherwise occupied and can’t read the text summary. The second addition is a Help Me Refine feature, which will use AI to help strengthen your arguments. This will be available in English first.
What else is coming to Google Workspace apps?
Google Sheets is also getting a new AI feature called Help Me Analyze. As the name implies, this uses AI to analyze your data and uncover new insights.
Finally, Google is bringing an always-on Gemini assistant to Meet for audio/video calls. The company says you can ask it questions during the meeting, such as “What did I miss?”, which could be a lifesaver if you had to step away for a few minutes.
Google says all of these features will launch before the end of the year, but not at the same time. So we hope to see some of these new features arriving sooner rather than later.
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