Google Docs integrates AI-generated document summaries, a useful feature so you don't have to read a collaborative project, meeting notes, or technical documents in full.
Generative AI continues to make its way into Google products and services. We've already reported that Gemini can now turn your Google Docs into podcasts. This time, the American firm is announcing the integration of a AI document summary creation feature in Google Docs. Of course, Gemini is powering this new feature, which should prove very practical for certain uses.
The most obvious benefit is for collaborative work and project monitoring. Instead of reading the entire document, collaborators who discover it can rely on this AI-generated summary to obtain the essential information without wasting too much time. Google points out that this feature is also particularly useful for quickly summarizing technical documents, meeting notes, strategy documents, or even marketing briefs.
AI Summaries Are Coming to Google Docs
AI summary generation works with the building blocks introduced in Google Docs last year. Within your block, go to Insert > Modules > AI Summary or simply type @summary to generate the summary. AI-powered, which you can then edit and integrate into your document. A refresh option allows you to update the summary when you change the content of your document.
For now, this new feature is not available to all users. Like many of the generative AI features for its office suite, Google is reserving it for its Workspace customers. You need to be a Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, Google One AI Premium, Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium, Gemini Business, or Gemini Enterprise subscriber (the latter two are no longer available to new users).
The rollout began on March 17, 2025, and will be phased in. Google plans to complete it by April 7, 2025. If you're eligible but don't yet have access to Google Docs AI summaries, just Please wait a few days for the option to appear in your workspace.
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