Gmail Q&A: A new way of searching your inbox with Gemini on Android devices

Today, we’re excited to announce that the Gmail Q&A feature is rolling out now on Android devices and coming soon to iOS. Gmail Q&A offers similar functionality as the side panel on the web.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/gmail-q-new-way-of-searching-your-inbox.html

Google’s AI chatbot for your Gmail inbox is rolling out on Android

Google recently started letting you use its Gemini AI chatbot to ask questions about your Gmail inbox on the web, and now, that feature is coming to mobile. The company says its Gmail Q&A feature is starting to roll out on Android and that the feature will be “coming soon” to iOS.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/29/24231824/google-gmail-q-a-gemini-ai-chatbot-android

Gemini gets smarter with file uploads for more context and analysis

Gemini – Google AI’s language model – just got even smarter. Thanks to a recent update, you can now directly upload files to Gemini chats to help add context, clarification, and deeper analysis to your work.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://chromeunboxed.com/gemini-gets-smarter-with-file-uploads-for-more-context-and-analysis/

Claude AI got a major ChatGPT-beating upgrade – here’s how to use Artifacts

Starting today all Claude.ai users – whether you pay for the service or enjoy it for free – can create and view Artifacts across the website, as well as Android and iOS apps, and it’s an upgrade ChatGPT is sorely lacking.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/claude-ai-got-a-major-chatgpt-beating-upgrade-heres-how-to-use-artifacts

Why AI can’t spell ‘strawberry’

How many times does the letter R appear in the word “strawberry?” According to formidable AI products like GPT-4o and Claude, the answer is twice. Large language models can write essays and solve equations in seconds. They can synthesize terabytes of data faster than humans can open up a book.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/why-ai-cant-spell-strawberry/

Google’s custom AI chatbots have arrived

Google will soon let Gemini subscribers create custom chatbots that can serve as a gym buddy, cooking partner, writing editor, and more. Users can give the chatbots — called Gems — distinct personalities and specialties by simply describing a set of instructions.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/28/24230490/google-custom-ai-chatbots-gems-launch

Chinese and US scientists create AI model to help develop new drugs

Scientists in China and the United States say they have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that could help overcome some major challenges to drug development and discovery.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3275821/chinese-and-us-scientists-create-ai-model-help-develop-new-drugs