Despite its inability to stick to a single name for its services, the one thing that Google is doing right is the integration of AI into almost all the services that it has to offer. The company is now offering generative AI in Google Maps, which will help users explore places of interest despite the type of inquiry they might have for the app.
Generative AI feels right at home within Google Maps as it would allow people to use the service more and more
Google has announced that it is now bringing a new way to help users find places they want to visit when using Google Maps. The firm talks about how it is relying on its own LLM to analyze information on over 250 million places (yes, it does sound crazy), along with insights that are gathered from the community. When properly used, the feature will give users suggestions on the destinations that they might be interested in.
While the company did not go into the details, it did mention that if you are looking for activities to do on a rainy day, you can just type "activities for a rainy day” as a prompt, and it will actually provide recommendations for all indoor activities such as comedy shows, movie theaters, and anything else that can be enjoyed indoors while it rains outside. Take a look at how it works below:
Another good thing about generative AI coming to Google Maps is that users will be able to ask follow-up questions that will actually take your previous prompt into account. This feature might not make sense, but considering how AI is evolving into something much more powerful, this certainly is something that can become a tool that everyone will be using.
Google has also talked about how these results will be organized into categories, and aside from those categories, users will also be given access to photo carousels and review summaries of the places. You can even go ahead and save the location and share it with your friends so they can use Google Maps and its generative AI capabilities and get the most out of the experience.
Currently, Google has talked about this new Maps feature, which is still an experiment and will be launched in early access this week in the U.S. However, at the moment, it will only be available to select Local Guides. This makes sense because the company would want to ensure that, as far as the operation is concerned, there are no limitations on how this feature works.
News Source: Google Blog
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