AI chatbots are everywhere today, with giants like OpenAI and Google leading the pack. The latter’s effortswith Geminihave spread into some of its Workspace services, helping users get a lot more done in much less time. While there are plenty of things that Gemini can do already, the ability to generate summaries is one of the most commonly found tools, withGmail for Android being its latest recipient. We’re now learning that similar AI-based summaries could also make it to Google Chat.
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The folks atPiunikaWebdug into the Google Chat app for Android to uncover strings mentioning an AI-based conversation summarizer feature namedSmart Summary. While Chat already providesautomated summaries, strings show that users will also be able to manually generate a summary for a particular thread on demand, a feature that Google says is coming soon on thissupport page.
Considering that the Gmail app recently received similar Gemini-powered summaries, it was only a matter of time before the Chat app received the same treatment. While the app’s strings reveal how users will be able to activate these summaries for conversations in Chat, the mention of Duet AI within the code indicates that it hasn’t been updated in a while. To jog your memory, Google rebranded Duet AI toGemini for Workspaceback in Februaryto maintain consistency across its products.
How will Smart Summary work?
While there are no screenshots detailing what Smart Summary on Chat will look like, it could resemble Gmail’sSummarize this emailfeature (pictured above), save for some minor and expected UI differences. Meanwhile, the strings uncovered by PiunikaWeb reveal that users will be able to activate Smart Summary by long pressing a conversation (and presumably tapping a button), which sounds simple enough.
Google Chat will also warn users that these summaries “won’t always get it right” and that they “do not represent Google’s views,” which is boilerplate stuff for AI products in 2024. The ability to summarize chats on demand is a handy addition to the app and one that we’ll eagerly look forward to. However, there’s currently no timeline for its arrival on the Google Chat app, so we could be in for a bit of a wait.
