In the Gemini family, I ask for the conversational agent. Like ChatGPT, Google has a robot capable of answering questions, planning vacations or developing lines of code. The examples are numerous and the potential of these chatbots is impressive, which has prompted the Mountain View firm to change the name of its tool. Formerly known as Bard, he changed his name to better highlight the model behind him: Gemini. An adjustment which also makes us forget Bard’s complicated beginnings and confirms Google’s return to the forefront in terms of AI.
With the Gemini chatbot, the Californian firm is already shifting into third gear with the arrival of extensions in French. Google announces the expansion of key Gemini features to more languages and countries, including France. Until now, extensions have been available in English and French support will change the way you use Google AI.
With extensions, Gemini changes dimensions
Google’s strength is that it offers numerous online services, which allows it to collect billions of data. This model, which is regularly the subject of criticism, is an asset for a robot such as Gemini to help it offer more precise and personalized responses. Extensions fulfill this role and several popular Google tools are compatible: Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive), Google Maps, YouTube, as well as Google Flights and Google Hotels.
To better understand the benefit of extensions in Gemini, the research specialist gives several examples. The AI robot can work with Flights to provide real-time information on flights to organize a trip, but also inquire on Hotels to find hotels taking into account certain criteria. With Maps, Gemini provides location information while the YouTube extension suggests videos appropriate to the situation.
On the Workspace side, the interest is multiple since Gemini becomes able to offer answers by searching through your Gmail emails or your Drive docs. The robot can find specific elements of an email such as an appointment date, terms, the price of a ticket, etc. After a few tries, however, we see that everything is not perfect and that Gemini sometimes struggles to find the right information.
However, the solution is recent and we can hope for improvements in the coming months. When most of Google’s services work optimally with Gemini, the extensions will be an interesting asset for fans of the American giant’s services.
How to take advantage of extensions in Gemini?
Simply go to the Gemini website and log in to your Google account. You will be able to activate and manage extensions from the settings. In particular, it is possible to activate only certain extensions.
In addition, Google announces the deployment of a new way to access Gemini in Chrome from a desktop computer. Simply type @gemini followed by your query into the Chrome address bar and gemini.google.com will launch with an answer to your query.
Also read: How to use Gemini AI instead of Google Assistant in France?
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