Google Adds New AI Tools for Developers, Businesses

Google Adds New AI Tools for Developers, Businesses

Google has released a series of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to be used with Gmail, Google Docs and other products.

Google has made the AI tools available for testing to developers and businesses before releasing them widely to the public.

Google Cloud chief Thomas Kurian announced the AI additions this week. The tools are designed to assist users in writing and organizing emails and creating businesses documents and presentations.

The technology is part of a group of recently launched tools that demonstrate major AI development progress in recent years. The tools are built by feeding huge amounts of data into machine learning computer systems. The data trains the AI systems to develop complex skills and produce human-like results.

The technology received wide media attention last year after a company called OpenAI launched a free writing tool called ChatGPT. That tool can quickly produce human-quality written documents.

Experts say such systems may bring major changes to many different industries and professions.

Currently, some developers and companies are able to test Google's new tools in their development and business activities. The tools make it possible for developers to create "easy, safe and scalable" applications that use Google's AI technology.

Like ChatGPT, Google's AI tools are designed to create fully¹ written documents that can be used for many different purposes.

For example, an employee could enter a brief description of the kind of document they want the AI system to generate, or produce. The tools could then create a full marketing² email, training materials or a business plan in a few seconds.

Google said its AI tools will also be able to generate brief email descriptions in Gmail, personalize business communications and take meeting notes as part of its Google Workspace service. Workspace is a product with billions of users on free and paid accounts.

Kurian told reporters during a demonstration³ of Google's new AI tools that he sees the system being able to provide an "AI collaborator⁴" to assist human workers in real time. A video presented by Kurian suggested Google aims to have its AI "transform" the work of marketers, lawyers, scientists, educators and more.

However, Kurian said Google remains⁵ "deeply committed" to developing responsible AI. He noted⁶ that was why the company's current AI tools are being used by groups of "trusted testers" rather than widely releasing its new products.

Last month, Google chief Sundar Pichai announced the company had developed a new AI-powered tool called "Bard⁷." Google said Bard is designed to provide a better online search experience. Google currently holds more than 80 percent of the worldwide internet search market, the online data company Statista reports.

Google's announcement about the new AI offerings is the company's latest move to compete for business by launching ChatGPT-like technology tools. Companies like Microsoft and Meta are also heavily investing in AI-related products.

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a new, multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. And shortly after Google confirmed the development of Bard, Microsoft confirmed plans to redesign its Bing search engine and Edge web browser⁸ with a series of new AI tools.

Technology experts have warned that while the new AI tools can generate human-like writings and other complex documents, the systems can also make mistakes.

Last month, a factual mistake Bard made in a demonstration added to a $100-billion drop in the company's market value.

Microsoft also faced public criticism after some users said the company's new AI tools used with the Bing search engine produced hostile and insulting results.

Words in This Story

artificial intelligence – n. the development of computer systems that have the ability to perform work that normally requires human intelligence

scalable – adj. able to grow or be made larger

application – n. a computer program designed for a particular purpose

collaborate⁹ – v. work together to create or achieve the same thing

transform – v. to change something completely, usually to improve it

commit – v. to make a firm decision to do something

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

4 collaborator   

n.合作者，协作者

参考例句：

• I need a collaborator to help me. 我需要个人跟我合作，帮我的忙。
• His collaborator, Hooke, was of a different opinion. 他的合作者霍克持有不同的看法。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 bard   

n.吟游诗人

参考例句：

• I'll use my bard song to help you concentrate!我会用我的吟游诗人歌曲帮你集中精神！
• I find him,the wandering grey bard.我发现了正在徘徊的衰老游唱诗人。

8 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

9 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。