Google Introduces the Canvas Feature to Gemini, Along with Audio Overview
On Tuesday, the company introduced a new feature for its AI-powered Gemini chatbot called Canvas. Much like OpenAI’s Canvas tool for ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Artifacts, Canvas offers Gemini users an interactive space to create, refine, and share writing and coding projects.
“Canvas is designed for seamless collaboration with Gemini,” wrote Dave Citron, Gemini’s product director, in a blog post shared with TechCrunch. “With these new features, Gemini is becoming an even more effective collaborator, helping you bring your ideas to life.”
AI Workspaces Transform Chatbot Platforms
AI companies are increasingly developing dedicated workspaces like Gemini Canvas, ChatGPT Canvas, and Artifacts to enhance their chatbot platforms. These workspaces provide greater precision than traditional text-based interfaces and enable real-time code previews, further positioning AI tools as comprehensive productivity solutions.
Refining Content with Gemini Canvas
Gemini Canvas, accessible through the prompt bar in the Gemini app on both web and mobile, allows users to draft extensive messages with Gemini and refine them as needed. The tool enables users to edit specific sections, modify the tone, adjust length, and tweak formatting using built-in controls.
“For instance, you can highlight a paragraph and ask Gemini to make it more concise, professional, or informal,” Citron explained in the blog post. “If you want to collaborate with others on the content, you can export it to Google Docs with a single click.”
In addition to text editing, Canvas includes programming-focused features, allowing users to generate and preview HTML, React code, and other web app prototypes. Users can request changes to the preview, and Canvas will update it dynamically in response.
“For instance, if you need an email subscription form for your website,” Citron wrote, “you can ask Gemini to generate the HTML and preview how it will look and operate within your web app.”
Expanding Features with Audio Overview
In addition to Canvas, Google is integrating the Audio Overview feature from NotebookLM into Gemini, the company announced Tuesday. NotebookLM gained popularity last year for Audio Overview, which generates natural-sounding, podcast-style audio summaries of documents, webpages, and other sources.
Similar to its implementation in NotebookLM, Audio Overview in Gemini supports various file formats. When users upload a document via the prompt bar, the Audio Overview shortcut activates, generating a summary that can be downloaded or shared through the Gemini app on web and mobile.
As of Tuesday, both Canvas and Audio Overview are available for free to Gemini users worldwide. However, Canvas’ code preview feature is currently web-only, and Audio Overview summaries are limited to English.
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