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CNET
8 hours ago
- Business
- CNET
Some Gmail Users Now Will Get AI Email Summaries Automatically
Don't want AI to summarize your Gmail messages? You might see it anyway. Some Gmail app users soon will see AI-generated summaries of their emails, according to a Google blog post on Thursday. Gmail users with paid Workspace accounts and accounts with Google AI Premium subscriptions will see the summaries in the Gmail app on Android and iOS. Previously, users had to tap the "summarize this email" button at the top of their phone screen for the AI summary, but now, the summaries will just appear. Some users may be already seeing the changes, but it could take up to 15 days to roll out to all users. In the AI email summary, Gemini will provide bullet points of all the key aspects of the email and will update the summary with any subsequent replies to the email thread. The summaries will only be available for emails in English, as of now. The summaries will occur automatically "where a summary is helpful, such as longer email threads or messages with several replies," according to Google. Users can disable the automatic AI summaries, but doing that will also disable other smart features such as high-priority notifications, package tracking, Smart Compose, Smart Reply, and nudges. It's all part of Google's latest plan to get users to interact further with Gemini, its AI-powered assistant. Last year, Google enabled Gemini in the side panel of Gmail to summarize email threads, get help drafting an email, see suggested responses to an email thread, and other features. Gemini is also available in the side panel of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Drive. If you don't want Gemini in your Gmail at all. CNET has a guide to disabling it.
Hans India
19 hours ago
- Hans India
Google Gemini Can Now Summarise Drive Videos with AI-Powered Insights
Google is bringing more convenience to Workspace and Google Drive users with its Gemini AI, now able to summarise video content. The feature, which previously focused on documents and PDFs, is expanding to videos saved in Google Drive, allowing users to gain quick insights without needing to watch complete recordings. Through a chatbot interface, Gemini can provide video summaries or answer specific questions based on the footage. For instance, it can list action items from a recorded meeting or highlight key announcements, making it easier for users to extract relevant information efficiently. This could be especially helpful for professionals managing long video recordings or product briefings. To use this functionality, captions must be enabled on the video files. The summaries are accessible via the overlay preview in Drive or in a new browser tab. Currently, this feature is available in English for Google Workspace and Google One AI Premium users, including those with Gemini Business or Enterprise add-ons. Google notes it may take a few weeks for the rollout to reach all users. Additionally, Google is enhancing video analytics within Drive. The Drive video player now includes engagement data, showing how often a video has been opened, visible under the Analytics section in the Details panel. This update gives users better insight into how their content is being viewed and shared.
The Verge
20 hours ago
- Business
- The Verge
Gmail's AI summaries now appear automatically
Google Workspace users are going to see a lot more of Gemini's efforts to summarize their emails. Gmail now creates summaries automatically for complex threads, and they'll appear above the emails themselves. AI-powered summaries of emails have been found in Google Workspace accounts since last year, but until now you've had to manually trigger them. Instead, Google's AI will now decide for itself when a summary might be helpful, generating them without asking for 'longer email threads or messages with several replies.' Summaries of email threads will be kept up-to-date with new replies as they come in. The automatic summaries will now appear above English-language emails, but only on mobile, and may take up to two weeks to appear for your account. Google hasn't announced if or when the feature will expand to Gmail on desktop, or to Gmail users without paid Workspace accounts.
The Verge
2 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Gemini can now watch Google Drive videos for you
Google's latest Drive features can give Workspace users more information about the videos they've saved. A Gemini AI feature that summarizes documents and PDFs in Google Drive is now expanding to video files, allowing users to gain insights about what's in the video without having to watch it themselves. The Gemini in Drive feature provides a familiar chatbot interface that can provide quick summaries describing the footage or pull specific information. For example, users can ask Gemini to list action items mentioned in recorded meetings or highlight the biggest updates and new products in an announcement video, saving time spent on manually combing through and taking notes. The feature requires captions to be enabled for videos, and can be accessed using either Google Drive's overlay previewer or a new browser tab window. It's available in English for Google Workspace and Google One AI Premium users, and anyone who has previously purchased Gemini Business or Enterprise add-ons, though it may take a few weeks to fully roll out. Google is also dropping another Workspace feature that shows engagement data for Drive videos. The Drive video player will now show how many times a video has been opened within the Analytics section of the Details panel, giving users some indication of how their clips are performing.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Google Drive's Gemini update makes long videos less of a headache
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Google Drive is picking up a Gemini update today (May 28) that brings more of its intelligence to videos. Gemini can now quickly summarize a video's contents and list any "action items" mentioned in the video. Earlier this year, Google's huge Workspace Drop brought Gemini updates to several of its apps. Google is looking to extend Gemini's intelligence in Drive with an update for those long videos. In a Workspace blog update, starting today (May 28), Google Drive is receiving a Gemini patch that brings summarization capabilities to videos. When clicking Gemini's starry icon, its side panel will now display a text box detailing the "summarized content." Users can interact with this drop-down menu for quick bites of information without having to sit through a lengthy video. However, summarizing a video's content isn't all Gemni is capable of in this patch. Google highlights the AI model's ability to list "action items" from a video. Action items are direct calls for you (the viewer) to do something. Google uses the example of a planning video, which tells the user to finalize a campaign schedule and secure a location for its "spring pop-up." If Gemini detects things like this, it will list them under the "list action items" function in the side panel. Additionally, Gemini's newfound video capabilities pave the way for specific user questions. You can ask the AI to list any video highlights and more, depending on the context of the video. As you might expect, this feature is rolling out for Google Workspace customers. The patch notes state users under the Standard and Plus versions of Business and Enterprise will soon see Gemini's video analyzing capabilities. Customers with Google One AI Premium, as well as the Gemini Education, Education Premium, Business, and Enterprise add-ons. Rapid-release domains should begin noticing this today (May 28), while those on the scheduled-release track will see by Jun 16. Gemini has been making its rounds through Google's Workspace environment for a while now, bringing quite a time-saving feature to Drive late last year. When it comes to folders in Drive, sometimes there's just too much to go through. Gemini comes into play, offering its insightful summarization function for folders, documents, and spreadsheets. Users summoning Gemini can use the "@" symbol to direct Gemini to a specific folder, i.e., "summarize the files in @AndroidCentral." Additionally, a huge Workspace Drop occurred earlier this year, which saw Gemini spread across Google's apps like mad. Within this drop was an update for Drive that looped Gemini into the app for AI-generated transcripts for videos.
