Subj : Google wants you to help sculpt the future of AI - here's how you
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri May 05 2023 15:15:04

Google wants you to help sculpt the future of AI - here's how you can get 
involved

Date:
Fri, 05 May 2023 14:00:31 +0000

Description:
Gmail and Google Docs are one step closer to getting full AI support, but 
users outside the US are left waiting.

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Generative AI inside Google Docs and Gmail rolled out a few weeks ago to 
select users in exchange for their services, with Google wanting guinea pigs 
to test its product and raise any issues or concerns. Now, it's going 
further. 

A tweet by the company explained that its Trusted Tester program has expanded 
by more than 10x as the free office software provider begins to inch forward 
to general availability. Again, users are being encouraged to respond to the 
company with feedback. 

Despite potentially thousands more Google Workspace users becoming eligible 
overnight, testing of in-app generative AI is limited to US users only, 
though the company has indicated that more languages and countries will gain 
support following more testing. Gmail and Docs generative AI 

Those who have recently gained access should use at least six words and 
provide context such as recipient, topic, and tone, in order to get the best 
results. 

The generated response can then be recreated entirely, or refined with the 
following four options: formalize, elaborate, shorten, or Im Feeling Lucky to 
add creative flair. 

Already, feedback has started rolling in online, with one Twitter user 
commenting that they had hoped to be able to use the built-in AI assistant to 
tweak existing text, but rather, it requires input. Read more 

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While Google initially looks to be trying out generative AI in Docs and 
Gmail, it is available on mobile as well as the web. 

Beyond these products, plans have been drawn up for Sheets and Slides, as 
well as collaboration tool Chat and video conferencing platform Meet. 

Workers and companies committed to Microsofts range of products can expect 
its counterpart - Microsoft 365 Copilot - to be rolling out across Word, 
Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Viva, Power Platform, and more, over the 
course of the coming months, as the two companies continue to battle it out 
in the AI arena. Check out the best hybrid working tech to get the job done



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/google-workspace-wants-you-to-help-it-form-the-
future-of-ai-heres-how-you-can-get-involved


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