Google's Gemini app is undergoing a redesign inspired by ChatGPT, including a new tool menu, enhanced voice input capabilities, and expanded Maps features like detailed place info and list exports. These updates are not yet public but may be released soon, indicating Gemini's growing competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Gmail for Android is close to releasing a new feature called "draft email with voice," which allows users to speak their email and have AI generate the email draft based on the voice input. This feature, called "voice compose," is an expansion of the existing "Help me write" AI-powered tool that assists in improving emails by providing formal wording and adjusting the length of text. The specific release date for this feature has not been announced yet.
Google Bard is an AI chatbot that comes with an array of functions for users to take advantage of the tech giant’s resourceful AI chatbot. Some of its features include voice input, multiple drafts, docs sharing and Gmail, and coding in over 20 languages. A recent update to Bard has improved its generative AI capability significantly, making it smarter with enhanced reasoning abilities. Google has also introduced apps and extensions on Bard.
Apple's developer session has revealed the various ways users can control its new Vision Pro headset, including a virtual keyboard that can be typed on in mid-air. Users can interact with the headset by looking at UI elements and making small hand gestures, but there is also support for physical keyboards, trackpads, and game controllers. The virtual keyboard offers visual and audio feedback, and there is also support for voice input. The headset uses direct touch to interact with other system elements, and eye-tracking to augment gestures.
OpenAI has launched a ChatGPT app for iOS, bringing generative AI to iPhones. The app is free to use and syncs a user’s history across devices. It also integrates Whisper, the company’s open-source speech-recognition system, enabling voice input. ChatGPT Plus subscribers get exclusive access to GPT-4’s capabilities, early access to features and faster response times. The app will soon be available for Android users.
Google Bard, Alphabet Inc's AI model, has capabilities that surpass those of OpenAI's ChatGPT, including internet search, voice input, text exportation, multiple drafts, code explanation, related search suggestions, and trip planning. Google plans to integrate Bard with popular Google apps and services and external partner extensions. Bard's new features, including advanced math and reasoning skills and coding capabilities, are already being embraced by users.
Humane, a startup founded by ex-Apple employee Imran Chaudhri, has previewed an AI-powered wearable device at TED. The screenless device uses voice and gestures for input and can display information by projecting it onto nearby objects. The device is worn on the chest and doesn't require a nearby cell phone to work. Chaudhri demonstrated the device by translating his voice into French and answering a phone call with the call information projected onto his hand. More details are expected to be released in the coming months.
Humane, a startup founded by ex-Apple employee Imran Chaudhri, has given a sneak peek of its AI-powered wearable device that uses voice and gesture control for input and can project information onto nearby objects. The screenless device does not require a nearby cell phone to work and has raised $230m in funding from investors including Microsoft, LG Technology Ventures, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. More details are expected to be released in the coming months.
WearGPT, a free app for Wear OS smartwatches, brings the power of ChatGPT to your wrist. The app supports voice input and can read responses aloud. The developers pitch it for those who prefer hands-free communication or have visual impairments, but it's unclear how useful it would be given the long-winded responses from the chatbot.