Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #66 / 04-SEP-24

New in Gemini: Custom Gems and improved image generation with Imagen 3

Gems, a new feature that lets you customize Gemini to create your own personal AI experts on any topic you want, is now available for Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users. Google has also upgraded its creative image generation capabilities and is bringing its latest image generation model, Imagen 3, to Gemini Apps and expanding its availability for users in all languages.

Additional data protection in Gemini when using a school account is now available

Added data protection is now available for educators and students 18 years and older who do not have a Gemini Education license — free of charge. With added data protection, the data you share is only used for responses to your prompts and is not used to improve Gemini or other generative AI models. Added data protection is available to Google Workspace for Education users in every language and country where they can access Gemini.

Gmail Q&A: A new way of searching your inbox with Gemini on Android devices

A few months ago, Google announced the general availability of Gemini in the side panel of Gmail, which not only allows users to summarize and suggest responses to email threads, but also includes using Gemini in Gmail on web to ask questions and find specific information from emails within your inbox or from your Drive files. Now, the Gmail Q&A feature is rolling out now on Android devices and coming soon to iOS. You can ask Gemini questions about your inbox or to do things like find specific details in your emails, show you unread messages, view messages from a specific sender, or summarize emails about a topic.

Google Meet provides consolidated email for all meeting artifacts

Currently, Google Meet sends an email for each type of meeting artifact initiated in a meeting, including meeting recordings, meeting transcripts, Gemini notes with “take notes for me,” live streams and more. Going forward, you’ll receive one email consolidating these artifacts. This not only helps reduce inbox clutter, but it will help you navigate to your meeting artifacts faster.

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