Google’s 24 most useful AI ideas and tips from 2024

8. Follow difficult conversations. Pressured a few looming work name? Nervous a few robust speak with a pal? Wish to nail that wedding ceremony toast? There are every kind of conversations that deserve prep — and Gemini Live is a great tool for this. Simply open the Gemini app for Android or iOS, choose Gemini Dwell and chat till you are feeling assured.

9. Get assist packing for a visit. All you must do is give Gemini particulars like how lengthy you’re touring for, the place you’re going and another data you are feeling is related. Then ask it to make you a packing list.

10. Discover inspiration for the place to go. Google Maps has at all times been a good way to search out the locations you want, and now it’s using AI to get even better at this. For instance, if you happen to’re planning your night time out, you’ll be able to ask for “cozy eating places for teams” or “issues to do at night time with associates” in Maps’ search bar and get artistic options, so you’ll be able to uncover new locations.

11. Attempt on attire before you purchase. This yr, Google Purchasing launched virtual try-on for dresses. Digital try-on is a generative AI software that produces high-quality, real looking pictures of attire on a various vary of fashions. It’s now simpler than ever to visualise how a costume seems on completely different physique varieties proper on Google. Once you see the “try-on” icon whereas looking Purchasing, simply click on it and choose a mannequin that resonates with you. As soon as you discover what you’re in search of, you’ll be able to head to the retailer’s website to purchase it.

Be taught

12. Examine with an interactive quiz. Put together for a take a look at with a take a look at! Bounce into Gemini and provides it some related data after which ask it to quiz you. Or if you happen to simply need extra normal testing assist, you’ll be able to ask one thing like “quiz me on the rise of industrialization.”

13. Get homework assist out of your desktop. In the event you’re working or finding out in a Chrome browser, now you can use Google Lens to select, search and ask questions all with out leaving the tab you’re in. Chrome will present you assets to be taught extra in a aspect panel.

14. Circle or scribble to translate textual content. We launched Circle to Search this yr, and it’s a wonderful software for serving to you get extra details about what you see in your Android machine — together with for translation. In the event you see one thing you wish to translate, simply lengthy press the house button or navigation bar and circle or scribble on it — Circle to Search will enable you translate so you’ll be able to be taught extra data.

15. Energy up your prompts. An necessary a part of getting what you need out of AI is realizing how you can write prompts — and we now have some nice ideas for writing prompts for Workspace apps, like taking cues from Gemini’s options, utilizing @ to drag in additional data and extra.

16. Hearken to AI hosts talk about your work. NotebookLM, constructed on Gemini, is a software that takes your sources and helps you perceive them higher. There are numerous methods it could actually current content material to you, together with as FAQs, briefing paperwork and timelines. But when listening is extra your factor, try Audio Overviews, which use AI hosts to debate the fabric you’ve uploaded for a deeper understanding.

17. Take a video and ask a query out loud. See one thing occurring you need extra data about? An replace to Google Lens we launched this yr lets you take a video and use your voice so as to add a query — it’s an incredible software for studying on the go.