Google adds Gemini AI tools across Docs, Gmail, Sheets, and Meet

In short: Google has integrated Gemini AI features across Google Workspace apps to help people write, organize, and summarize work faster.

What happened

Google is adding Gemini, its AI assistant, across Google Workspace, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Meet, and Chat. You can learn more about Gemini here: /gemini.

In Docs and Gmail, Gemini can draft text for you. That includes starting a document from scratch, rewriting sections, summarizing what is already there, and using a “Help me write” option for emails.

In Sheets, you can describe what you want in normal language and Gemini builds a spreadsheet for you, including columns and categories. For example, you can ask for a travel budget tracker and it will set one up, like a template that fills itself in.

In Slides, Gemini can create a full slide deck with titles, bullet points, and layouts, then update it based on requests like “shorten the text” or “change the design.” In Meet, a “take notes for me” feature can capture meeting notes automatically.

Drive also gets smarter search. You can ask questions in plain language and get an AI Overview, which is a short summary pulled from multiple files (like having someone skim a folder and tell you the key points).

Google says these features are available to Google Workspace Business and Enterprise subscribers, with more access through an AI Expanded Access add-on.

Why it matters

For many people, daily work is a mix of writing, searching for files, and updating spreadsheets and slides. Built-in AI can reduce busywork and help you start faster, but it also means more of your work process happens through automated suggestions, so it is worth double-checking results for accuracy.

Source: TechCrunch AI