In late October, Google said it would start testing the Duet AI side panel in Workspace Labs, and we now have a closer look at what it can do.
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While we wait for wider Duet AI side panel testing, Google is now rolling out the ability to remove the background of images in Slides and Drawings.
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Duet AI launched earlier this year for Workspace customers at $30 per user/month, and its latest capability is Enhanced Smart Fill for Google Sheets.
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Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet today feature single-function AI features like Help me write and image generation. Google will soon start testing the Duet AI side panel. Ahead of that, the company is updating its “Google Workspace Labs Privacy Notice and Terms to better protect your privacy and data.”
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Gmail for Android and iOS is changing how you initiate Duet AI’s “Help me write” capability, while Google might be expanding it with “voice compose” in the future.
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In addition to other Workspace announcements around Chat and Meet at Cloud Next ’23 today, Google Docs is getting a new paid “Proofread” feature that replaces today’s Spelling and grammar check.
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Back at I/O in May, Google announced that Duet AI would be the brand for generative AI in Workspace (and Cloud). At Cloud Next 2023, Google is now ready to launch Duet AI as a paid offering for enterprises.
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As previously reported, Google Chat is getting a UI redesign as well as Duet AI features at Cloud Next 2023.
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Google Meet is getting a torrent of Duet AI features at Cloud Next 2023 from “takes notes for me” and “attend for me” to studio audio and video enhancements.
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At a high level, Google says “generative AI does not change [its] foundational privacy protections for giving users choice and control over their data.” Google, in a blog post, detailed its “privacy commitments to all Workspace users” and commercial (enterprise) customers around Duet AI.
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After starting public testing in Slides, AI image generation is now coming to Google Meet on the web to create custom backgrounds.
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At the start of last month, Google Workspace announced that it would start public testing of Duet AI image generation in Slides, and it’s now more widely available.
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The latest Duet AI features entering Workspace Labs is “Help me organize” for Google Sheets.
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Immediately after I/O 2023 last month, Google started more widely rolling out Workspace Labs, and “Help me write” is now seeing wide availability in Gmail for Android and iOS for enrolled testers.
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At I/O 2023 last month, Google announced “Duet AI” as the branding for generative AI features in Workspace. It’s now available to pre-order for Workspace Enterprise customers and other large businesses.
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Google is expanding Workspace Labs with a trio of new features across Gmail, Docs, and Slides, including image generation.
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Following last week’s announcements at I/O 2023, Google previewed a few more generative Duet AI features coming to Workspace today, including Smart Notes in Meet.
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Following the Duet AI announcement yesterday, many more people who signed up for Google Workspace Labs are now seeing the generative AI features in Gmail and Docs that “Help you write.”
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Google has been publicly testing features that help users write in Gmail and Docs over the past few weeks. Generative AI is now coming to Sheets, Slides, and Meet with a new name: Duet AI for Google Workspace.
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