5 New AI Features that will Take Your Productivity to the Next Level
The ongoing discussions around AI’s impact on workplace dynamics have meandered towards personal productivity. Recently, major players like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft have unveiled innovative tools to maximise efficiency in professional life. According to Microsoft and LinkedIn’s latest findings from the 2024 Work Trend Index, 92% of knowledge workers in India use AI at work compared to the global figure of 75%. This reflects employee confidence in AI to save time, and boost creativity and focus. Already, leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella think AI systems act like “senior employees” and “project managers”. Here’s a look at five cutting-edge AI tools that can revolutionise productivity at the workplace. Google AI Teammate Unveiled at Google I/O, the ‘AI Teammate’, powered by Gemini, promises to alleviate workloads by automating routine tasks and engaging in team communications. Gemini has introduced Gmail Q&A functionality, enabling users to interact with the AI to gather specific information from their inbox swiftly, further enhancing the efficiency of email interactions. 8. An AI teammate that lives inside Google workspace to do collaborative tasks pic.twitter.com/M21dB9ThmG— Chief AI Officer (@chiefaioffice) May 14, 2024 Gemini for Workspace Integrated into Gmail’s mobile app, Gemini for Workspace offers streamlined email management through summarisation and Contextual Smart Reply suggestions. Its application extends beyond email to various workflows within Workspace and other Google apps, promising seamless automation and enhanced productivity. At Google I/O, Aparna Pappu, the vice president of Google Workspace, highlighted the successful integration of Gemini for Workspace at Sports Basement, California, resulting in a notable enhancement of the organisation’s customer support team productivity by over 31%. The new updates will be initially accessible to Workspace Labs and Gemini for Workspace Alpha users, with broader availability anticipated for all Gemini for Workspace customers and Google One AI Premium subscribers in the next month. Recall Microsoft introduced Recall, a semantic search feature embedded within Windows PCs, enabling deep exploration of digital histories to recreate past moments. Windows PCs begin capturing screenshots of users’ activities, feeding this data into a sophisticated AI model embedded directly within the devices. Through neural processing, every image and interaction will become searchable, even extending to photographs. Team Copilot Microsoft’s Team Copilot serves as a meeting facilitator within Teams meetings and chats. It offers facilities like summarising meetings by taking notes, suggesting follow-up tasks based on discussions, ensuring meeting structure by tracking time for agenda items. It can also moderate group chats, respond to queries from shared documents, and act as a project manager in Planner by assigning tasks and goals, and providing advice to users to progress tasks. With its ability to participate in meetings, chats, and task management, Team Copilot streamlines collaboration and enhances productivity within teams. Furthermore, its capability to respond to questions based on shared documents and offer insightful advice further solidifies its role as an indispensable asset in team dynamics, facilitating seamless communication and task execution. ChatGPT Desktop App The ChatGPT desktop app, available for both free and paid users, offers seamless integration into users’ workflow. With features like real-time screen reading and instant question-answering, this app enhances productivity by providing quick access to information and facilitating collaborative discussions. The ChatGPT desktop app just became the best coding assistant on the planet.Simply select the code, and GPT-4o will take care of it.Combine this with audio/video capability, and you get your own engineer teammate. pic.twitter.com/g4fWcbhXy2— Pietro Schirano (@skirano) May 13, 2024
According to Microsoft and LinkedIn’s latest findings from the 2024 Work Trend Index, 92% of knowledge workers in India use AI at work.
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