Google Adds AI-Powered Gemini Panel to Calendar for Smarter Scheduling
Google Calendar's new Gemini AI panel lets users manage schedules with natural language prompts.
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Google Adds AI-Powered Gemini Panel to Calendar for Smarter Scheduling
Google is testing a new AI-powered Gemini side panel within Google Calendar that lets users quickly and conversationally check their schedule, create an event, and look up event details. The feature is available as part of the tech giant’s early access testing program, Google Workspace Labs. Image Credits:Matthias Balk/picture alliance / Getty Images You can access Gemini by clicking the “Ask Gemini” icon at the top right of your Google Calendar window. You can then select a suggested prompt or write your own. For instance, Gemini may suggest that you “Add a lunch event” or “Find the next meeting” that you have with someone. You could also just write your own prompts, such as “When is my next meeting with Emily,?” “How many meetings do I have on Monday?,” or “Add a weekly workout every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6 AM.” The idea behind the feature is to get rid of the need to manually search or add things to your calendar by leveraging Gemini’s conversational abilities to get things …
