Google has released new updates to its Google Workspace platform based on insights from machine learning.
The company says it has been using AI for some years to improve user experience, and these latest changes are designed to improve hybrid working tools.
Updates include built-in summaries to Spaces, automated meeting transcription and summarisation, portrait restore, portrait light, and others.
Johanna Voolich Wright, Vice President, Product Management, Google Workspace, said: “We hear from customers—and observe in many of our own teams—that staying on top of the vast amount of information flowing across desks and devices can be a challenge.
“Information overload isn’t a new phenomenon, but many of our customers say that hybrid work has increased the sheer volume of emails, chats, and meetings for their organisations.
“Our latest AI innovations are designed to help employees bring focus to what matters, collaborate securely, and strengthen human connections across the ways and places work happens.”
Built-in summaries to Spaces: Built-in summaries will soon be added to Spaces to provide an easy-to-read snippet of conversations which may have been missed.
Automated meeting transcription and summarisation: Automated meeting transcriptions are being released later in the year on Google Meet to increase participation levels. They will enable attendees to refer back to discussions and let those who missed a meeting easily catch up. Meeting summarisations will be introduced next year.
Portrait restore: Portrait restore enhances video quality using Google’s AI by resolving issues caused by poor network connectivity, low quality and low light webcams. The restoration process works automatically from the cloud and does not affect the device’s performance.
Portrait light: Using machine learning, portrait light simulates studio-quality lighting onto a video feed. Users can also access control to tweak the light position and brightness.
