Google’s Dreambeans, the most bizarre AI tool yet, will turn your life into a cartoon

Google Labs, the tech giant’s team dedicated to designing experimental products, has launched a new AI-powered app for iOS and Android that will literally spice up your life.

Behold, Dream Beans. Why is it called that? We’ll get to that later.

First, what is it?

Gozde Oznur, the product lead behind the new app, told TechCrunch that the idea is to use data collected from various Google services to create a curated list of AI-illustrated “stories.” These stories come in a variety of different shapes and forms, although – in general – they seem like suggestions for a way of life. Oznur describes them as “places to visit, topics to explore, things to experience, upcoming trips, and events to be aware of.”

Dreambeans generates these insights based on the user’s Google data. “With your permission, Dreambeans uses personal intelligence to connect information from Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube, and search history, to curate a limited collection of daily stories designed to spark new ideas,” the company says.

For example, some stories might be geo-recommendations – such as suggesting a new café near where the user lives that they might be interested in. Or, as in this Marketing videoIf you’re getting a new dog and have this event marked on your Google Calendar, Dreambeans might offer some insight into what it’s like to live with a new puppy. Still other stories may just be news articles curated from the web, based on the user’s past interests.

The app is also designed to serve as an antidote to the end, Oznur said, as it provides users with a limited number of stories per day — typically 10 to 14 stories. The idea is to get some inspiration and then go out and live your life, she says. A lot of companies are currently trying to court the user who is tired of phone addiction. I recently A startup company, Bond, reviewed… Which also uses artificial intelligence to automatically generate lifestyle suggestions for the user.

What about privacy protection?

According to Oznur, they are very powerful. She said that the only person who can access the app’s stories is the user. Users can also delete their data whenever they want, and can choose which Google services they want to associate with the tool.

Finally, where did the name “Dreambeans” come from?

She said the idea for the name came partly from the way the system works while you sleep.

“The dream part is literal, because while you’re sleeping, the app is running through everything across your connected apps, because, as you can imagine, there’s a lot of data that it’s scraping,” Oznur said. “The bean part is about how to start your day with a fresh cup of coffee. It cures everything overnight and gives you a concentrated drop of inspiration in the morning.”

Dreambeans is currently only available to eligible Google AI Ultra subscribers residing in the US on Android and iOS. However, there is also waiting list Available to users with a personal Google account.