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Google rolled Many new AI features today for core Workspace products: Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. These applications now include additional tools supported by twinGoogle Assistant for Artificial Intelligence. Features range from creating complete rough drafts in your documents to finding information in recesses in Drive.
this Google The launch is part of a larger trend in 2026, as major software developers continue to integrate AI-based features into core user experiences – despite… Lingering aversion Many people in the United States have tools like this. Features come first to English-speaking Google subscribers AI Pro and Ultra plans.
For Docs, Google has added a “Help me create” feature, which attempts to create complete rough drafts of your document, by prompting, by looking at your emails and files, and searching the internet for context. This “existing” feature takesHelp me writeThe feature in Chrome goes even further and points to a future in which humans rely on artificial intelligence to formulate their thoughts and share ideas with others.
Both Sheets and Slides can now create similar, complete rough drafts by pulling from information on the web and your previous data. Another notable new feature in Docs allows users to mimic the previous file structure when starting a new project. It also now includes Drive Overviews of artificial intelligence From your files and more natural language search capabilities.
My testing focused primarily on the new tools in Google Docs, where I have the most familiarity. To get started, I asked Jiminy to draft an itinerary for some St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans. In just a few seconds, Gemini combed my hair gmail And the web to make a short plan. I was a little scared when the bot correctly searched my flight reservations to see which city I would be in on March 17. He also touched on a few of the popular Irish pubs where I can get a pint of Guinness. Overall, the results of this test were fast and robust.
Now let’s raise the stakes. How convincing a first draft a Gemini can create for my work as an assistant programming Reporter? WIRED’s Editorial standards Prohibit use Generative artificial intelligencewhich is true, except in cases where it is disclosed and used as an example. Rest assured, everything you read here was noted down in my notebook before I wrote it.
Other digital media may not have as strict standards around the use of AI, and tools like Help Me Create may be imposed on early-career journalists who are expected to publish many stories every day. I’ve attached the press kit Google provided about today’s launch and requested a 600-word hands-on story from Gemini, with first-person insights that can help readers better understand the launch.