Google Introduces Voice-Powered AI Features for Gmail, Docs, and Keep

    Google has made its Gmail Live artificial intelligence feature, which it had been testing, available to subscribers of its paid AI plans. Announced last month at Google I/O, the feature allows users to search Gmail by speaking. It works similarly to a voice conversation with Gemini but is tailored to email.    Gmail Live finds information in emails without requiring users to manually review lengthy conversations. For example, users can ask aloud for their flight’s gate number or what events will take place at their child’s school during the week. The artificial intelligence reviews incoming emails and prepares a brief answer.    Docs Live applies the same approach to documents. Users tell Gemini what kind of document they want to prepare. The system gathers relevant information from Gmail, Drive, Chat, and the internet and creates an initial draft. The text’s style can then be changed according to the user’s preferences.    Keep Live turns scattered ideas spoken aloud into organized notes. The feature processes voice commands in the background, creating lists and notes without the user having to type. In the example shown, it creates a shopping list and instructions on how to do the job for someone who wants to paint a room.    Gmail Live and Keep Live are rolling out this week. Both features are available only to Google AI Plus, Google AI Pro, and Google AI Ultra subscribers. Docs Live will work only with the Pro and Ultra plans. Google announced that the new features will also become available to Google Workspace business customers soon.