Google Enhances Productivity with AI Integration in Workspace Applications

Google has announced the integration of Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its popular Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides services. The new feature allows users to request tasks such as summarizing, analyzing and generating content using data from emails and documents without having to switch between applications or tabs.

To access the new functionality, users can click on the star-shaped button labeled ‘Ask Gemini’ that will appear on the right side of their screen. From there, they can access various AI tools within Google Workspace applications to enhance their productivity.

For example, in Gmail, users can use AI to summarize email threads or receive writing suggestions for responses or new emails. The function of summarizing emails with Gemini AI is available on both the web version and mobile application of Gmail. Other AI tools such as contextual smart responses and question-and-answer features will be available for the mobile app soon.

In Docs, Gemini AI can assist in generating content, summarizing information and sparking new ideas while also helping in creating content based on existing files. Similarly, in Slides, Gemini can aid in creating slides and generating custom images for presentations while also summarizing document content.

For Sheets, the AI offers options for organizing data, tracking information and creating tables while also providing task guidance. In Drive