On the heels of its launch of new Gemini models final week, Google has announced a pair of recent options for its flagship AI product. Beginning right this moment, Gemini has a brand new Canvas characteristic that allows you to draft, edit, and refine paperwork or code. Gemini can be getting Audio Overviews, a neat functionality that first appeared within the firm’s NotebookLM product, however it’s getting much more helpful as a part of Gemini.

Canvas is analogous (confusingly) to the OpenAI product of the identical title. Canvas is out there within the Gemini immediate bar on the net and cell app. Merely add a doc and inform Gemini what you might want to do with it. In Google’s instance, the person asks for a speech primarily based on a PDF containing class notes. And identical to that, Gemini spits out a doc.

Canvas allows you to refine the AI-generated paperwork proper inside Gemini. The writing instruments out there throughout the Google ecosystem, with choices like prompt edits and totally different tones, can be found contained in the Gemini-based editor. If you wish to do extra edits or collaborate with others, you may export the doc to Google Docs with a single click on.

Canvas can be adept at coding. Simply ask, and Canvas can generate prototype internet apps, Python scripts, HTML, and extra. You possibly can ask Gemini in regards to the code, make alterations, and even preview your leads to actual time inside Gemini as you (or the AI) make modifications.