INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Google is launching a number of updates to its G Suite tools today that, among other things, brings to Google Docs an AI grammar checker,
smarter spellchecking and, soon, spelling autocorrect
The company is also launching the ability for G Suite users to use the Google Assistant to read out a calendar schedule and, maybe even more
importantly, create, cancel and reschedule events
Google is also adding new accessibility features to the Assistant for use during meetings.
In addition, Google yesterday announced that
Smart Compose would soon come to G Suite, too.
It maybe no surprise that Google is adding its new grammar suggestions to Docs
This feature, after all, is something Google has talked about quite a bit in recent months, after it first introduced it back in 2018
Unlike other grammar tools, Google version utilizes a neural network approach to detect potential grammar issues in your text, which is
quite similar to the techniques used for building effective machine translation models.
Google is also bringing to Docs the same autocorrect
feature it already uses in Gmail
This tool uses Google Search to learn new words over time, but in addition, Google today announced it also introducing a new system for
offering users more customized spelling suggestions based on your documents
That includes commonly used acronyms that may be part of a company internal lingo.
The new Assistant calendaring features are now in beta
and pretty self-explanatory
Indeed, it somewhat surprising that it took Google so long to offer these abilities
In addition to managing their calendar by voice, the company is now also making it possible to use the Assistant to send messages to meeting
attendees and even join calls (&Hey Google, join my next meeting&)
Surely that a handy feature when you&re once again running late to work and need to join an 8am call from your car while driving down the
highway.
Smart Compose is coming to Google Docs
