Users can now ask the AI to create events thanks to Google Calendar’s integration with Gemini in Gmail.
Gemini in Gmail is getting support for more artificial intelligence (AI) functionalities. On Wednesday, Google announced the integration of the Google Calendar app with its native AI model Gemini. This way, eligible users can use Gemini within Gmail to ask Calendar-based queries to users. The feature is available to those Google Workspace users who have one of the Gemini add-ons. This feature is currently only available on the web. Notably, the tech behemoth from Mountain View extended the AI-powered “Help Me Write” and “Polish” features on the internet last month.
Google Calendar Integration for Gemini in Gmail
In a blog post, the tech giant detailed the new feature. Numerous Google apps are already integrated into the Gmail mail client. Among them is Google Calendar. The Calendar integration allows users to schedule meetings, add tasks for later, and view coworkers’ day plans.
The tech behemoth is now integrating Gemini with the Calendar app that can be found on the Gmail side panel. This allows users to ask a number of questions that call for the Calendar feature by tapping on the “Ask Gemini” icon located in the upper right corner of Gmail’s web interface.
For instance, users can ask about their own upcoming calendar events or ask Gemini to create a one-time and repeating calendar event. Gemini can be asked to “Create a [30 min] calendar event for my weekly [yoga class] every [Monday and Wednesday] at [9 AM]” and the AI will add it right away, according to the post, which provided an example.
However, the current capabilities of AI are limited in a number of ways. Gemini is unable to add or manage meeting rooms, pull up attachments from calendar events, create events by pulling information from emails, or add or remove guests from events. Furthermore, complex tasks like determining the ideal time to meet someone in the organisation cannot be completed by the AI tool.
Notably, Workspace users who have Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, Gemini Education Premium, or the Google One AI Premium add-ons can integrate Google Calendar for Gemini in Gmail.