Google Magic Compose may soon remove bars, shops or shows from your search history
A new Google patent could bring significant and time-saving upgrades to Google’s AI-powered message generator, Magic Compose.
Imagine: you plan a night out to combat the Blue Monday blues. Messages in the group chat flow like happy hour cocktails – everyone’s free! Only, what was the name of the place you wanted to visit? Was it Bemelman’s, written like that? Or was it Beekman (and was there an ‘s’ at the end so you don’t look weird)? You pause. You quickly type “Be patient guys, brb” and go to your search history.
Well, that scheduling hassle could soon be a thing of the past.
It’s all thanks to a newly published Google patent (thanks for spotting, business help Website review and David van @xleaks7) that could bring significant upgrades to Google’s AI-powered text message generator.
Magic Compose was initially unveiled at Google I/O 2023 in May 2023 as the Google Messages equivalent of Gmail’s Help Me Write for mobile devices, and rolled out not long after.
Google’s patent (originally filed on September 21, 2023 and published on January 11, 2024) includes images that go to great lengths to describe how it can also save you valuable planning time.
In the scenario I created above, Google’s Messages AI wizardry might query the name, website, and booking details for the bar you found while browsing Yelp last week, along with directions from Google Maps, leaving saving you the time and effort of jumping between applications when you’re so busy.
Hey guys! Good news! Advanced input suggestions coming to Google Messages (patent based) More info – https://t.co/yD3Kf1TNLn (thanks to my new partner) #GoogleMessages #Google #MagicCompose pic.twitter.com/1hAyZOVPHaJanuary 15, 2024
Analysis: Anything that simplifies scheduling through text is a huge win for Google
The idea is that these recommendations come from clues from your contacts. So when a friend suggests, “Would you like to go out to dinner?” you will immediately receive a restaurant recommendation based on a review you read – and voila, you made dinner plans without leaving your messaging app. And if your plans are finalized, you will receive a suggestion to add this to Google Calendar as well; You are so organized!
But that is not everything. The archiving also includes AI-enhanced access to your media. Participation I messaged a colleague asking for photos from their recent trip to Las Vegas for CES 2024; (because I didn’t go, guys…) no drama! Instead of having to scroll back through their camera roll, they were given an input suggestion for all media tagged with those locations to quickly ping me.
It’s clear that this technology aims to simplify the process of texting on the go (when your fingers are frozen or when you’re running to catch your train, for example) and the patent certainly fits in with Google’s desire to to create an ecosystem of devices that integrate seamlessly with the user interface of their users. needs.
Do we want a bot to write our messages, know our plans and casually collect information about our whereabouts, even more so than ChatGPT – the chatbot that recently got its own equivalent of the App Store? That remains a hot topic of discussion, but if messaging simplifies quickly, I predict some users will happily embrace it.
For me, the idea of not having to switch apps to find the information or media I’m looking for seems like the biggest win. For example, I rarely remember that it’s actually called “Bar Room at the Beekman” and it would be nice if it didn’t have to.