Google details new Magic Pointer features coming to Googlebooks

Shortly after that Android display Google announced DeepMind, the company’s artificial intelligence lab, on Tuesday. Details of the upcoming magic indicatora feature that reimagines the mouse cursor with AI capabilities. The feature will be available in Google BooksGoogle’s new AI-focused laptops, are due later this year.

Google’s ambitious attempt to reinvent the computer mouse offers several interesting features. By bringing contextual understanding and other smart tools with just a simple shake, it could change the way we interact with computers today. DeepMind says it wants to push boundaries Artificial intelligence tools That live in custom windows.

A DeepMind blog post showcased some of the ways you’ll be able to interact with the Magic Pointer when it arrives. You can:

• Point to the PDF and request a bulleted summary to paste directly into an email.
• Hover over the statistics table and ask for a pie chart version.
• Mark the recipe and ask to double all ingredients.

The Magic Pointer feature allows you to easily select and adjust text without having to type a very specific prompt. The demo also shows someone hovering over two columns in a spreadsheet and saying, “Merge them,” which instantly merges them into one column.

If you want to try out some of these new features, you won’t have to wait until Googlebooks laptops arrive later this year. The AI-powered cursor experience is now available in Google AI Studio and lets you edit an image or search for places on a map.

Google also says you can use the cursor to ask Gemini, the AI ​​assistant built into Chrome, about specific parts of a web page. For example, you can select multiple products on a page and have Gemini compare them automatically.