Lots more Duet AI could be coming to Google Workspace soon
Generative AI for Google Workspace apps will soon become more powerful, according to a 9To5Google article stating that a new side panel will add more context to the AI writer.
Google’s Duet AI platform can already handle prompts related to content writing and image generation, but the new side panel promises to be a more “contextual, real-time AI worker.”
The feature has already been previewed and demonstrated at Google events, including the main I/O keynote in May 2023.
Duet AI is about to get even better
The new AI popup will likely be overlaid on a Google Workspace app in a more prominent manner as it aims to become a more useful point of contact for employees, who may be able to ask it to summarize and create more content.
Until now, Duet AI for Workspace has been largely a pilot project, and while it previously became generally available to some customers in August 2023, many of its features remain a work in progress.
As the company prepares to inject more generative AI into the lives of employees using its Workspace subscriptions, updated guidance on privacy has been issued.
Outlined in one support page is the information that Google collects from its users, including prompts, certain inputs and outputs, and feedback. However, the company has emphasized that personal information remains safe.
For example, the content of emails and documents “will not be seen by human reviewers or used for product improvement unless aggregated and/or pseudonymised.”
The support page also discusses user input: “Do not include sensitive, confidential, or personal information that could be used to identify you or others in your prompts.”
In the meantime, the AI Safety Summit led by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to shed some light on safe and responsible AI use. With US Vice President Kamala Harris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and leading AI billionaire Elon Musk all in attendance, the world is watching.