… Similar to other announcements from Google I/O surrounding Google Search, many of the new changes to Flow are part of the company’s larger attempt to make AI agents, essentially automated software taskmasters, and vibe coding, building bespoke features with natural language prompts to AI, more main… …
… After a screening of The AI Doc at Los Angeles’ Academy Museum on Monday, Tyrell, Kwan, Harris, and producer Ted Tremper held a brief Q&A, with each reinforcing the idea that the feature was a productive step toward raising awareness of AI as a critical issue. “We're excited to continue this conver… …
Many website owners and publishers have relied heavily on Google Search as their primary source of visitors and have complained about declines in traffic over the past few years as the tech giant has prominently featured generative AI summaries in search results, through AI Overviews and AI Mode. …
A Google spokesperson confirmed the changes, but said the computer use capabilities developed under Project Mariner will be incorporated into the company’s agent strategy moving forward. …
… The problem is that, like many of the AI features, it's still quite slow. You really need to leverage this automation feature when you're actively doing something else, like getting ready in the morning; otherwise, just open the app and do it yourself. …
… One open question for Google is how ads will interact with Personal Intelligence, a feature the company launched in January, which allows Gemini to reference a user’s Gmail, Photos, and Calendar to generate contextual responses. …
… This launch is limited to mobile devices, available on both Android and iOS, with a desktop version expected in the near future. You can’t opt out of Ask Maps or hide it, just like many of the new AI features from Google. …
… Daily Brief pulls info and data from your calendar, email, and other information to summarize and prioritize your plans for the immediate future. Google tested out a similar feature in its experimental Google Labs in December. …
… Google enabled these changes to generate more personalized answers for users—with some high-profile flubs as part of its growing pains. AI Overviews and AI Mode further abstracted my daily experience of using a search engine. …
… Other features imminent on the Spark road map include allowing the agent to manipulate your local browser and the ability to text or email commands to the agent. …