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Google is upgrade Workspace , its suite of swarm - based productivity shaft , with new AI capacity .
The rooms is gaining Workspace Flows , a tool design to automatize multistep processes such as updating spreadsheets and poke through papers for selective information . Flows can tapGems , Google ’s brand of custom AI - power chatbots , to deal specialized task , and it can also desegregate with apps like Google Drive to retrieve data .
“ Simply describe what you need in plain language , and Workspace Flows will design and build advanced , logic - push flows , ” Yulie Kwon Kim , VP of ware for Google Workspace , wrote in a web log C. W. Post cater to TechCrunch . “ We ’re also working with partner to plug into Workspace Flows to other third - party tools you trust on , enabling it to support workflows beyond Workspace . ”
The enhancement come as Google looks to make Workspace , which competes with platforms such as Microsoft 365 , an AI - first experience . The hunt giant star first beganadding generative AI functionality to Workspace in March 2023 , and recently wipe out additional fees for sure AI workspace have — though it didincrease the damage of Workspace plans .
Elsewhere in Workspace , Google Docs will shortly get the power to convert drafts into podcast - style overviews , à laNotebookLM ’s Audio Overviews , and revise snip of transcript . An coming feature called “ Help me refine ” will proffer suggestions on how to strengthen arguments , ameliorate structure , and make points clearer , said Kim .
In Google Sheets , a raw feature of speech set to come later this year called “ Help me analyze ” will provide guidance , spotlight trends , and help oneself make interactive charts . In Google Meet , a tool call “ Take notes for me ” can sum and recap specific subject from video phone call . Google Chat drug user will be able to stir Google ’s Gemini chatbot by typecast “ @gemini ” in any conversation .
Google Vids , Google ’s AI - powered video creation app for study , will before long be able-bodied to generate telecasting clips using Google ’s Veo 2 model , which Google is integrating with the app .
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Lastly , Google said it ’s introducing new data residency controls that will give up client to restrict where their data is processed to serve abide by with regulations such as the EU ’s GDPR .
