- Google appears to be working on giving Files the ability to generate document summaries.
- Gemini Nano will likely be used for on-device processing, potentially limiting access.
For everyone who’s starting to feel a little sick and tired about everything being AI-this and AI-that, it’s important to remember that while companies may be casting a bit of wide net with their flashy new AI features, there are some things that artificial intelligence truly does really, really well. High on that list is condensing lots of data down to bite-sized summaries, so it’s little surprise that we’ve seen Google implement just that sort of thing in service after service. Now we’re looking at what could be the next app to integrate AI-generated summaries, as we check out development work on Files by Google.
We first heard about Google going in this direction earlier this month, when 9to5Google spotted the Files app not just working on a new Circle to Search tool, but also noticed a few text strings referencing “AI-generated summaries.”