Welcome to Get The Gist, where every weekday we share an easy-to-read summary of the latest and greatest developments in AI—news, innovations, and trends—all delivered in under 5 minutes! ⏱

In today’s edition:

• Google Gemini Adds Memory-Like Personalization Feature

• OpenAI Brings ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode to Web

• Google Keep to Add AI-Enhanced Drawing Tool

• Google Lens Gets New Shopping Feature

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Google Gemini

Google Gemini Adds Memory-Like Personalization Feature

The Gist: Google’s Gemini AI chatbot now offers personalized responses by remembering user preferences, similar to ChatGPT’s Memory feature, available for Gemini Advanced subscribers.

Key Details:

• Users can save preferences (e.g., “vegetarian recipes”) through conversations or a “Saved info” page, tailoring future responses.

• Information saved can be viewed, edited, or deleted, with notifications when used in responses.

• Gemini now has a dedicated iOS app with advanced features like Gemini Live and integration with YouTube, Google Maps, and Gmail.

• The feature, currently limited to English, marks another step in the chatbot's global rollout for enhanced user interaction.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode Comes to Web

The Gist: OpenAI has launched Advanced Voice Mode for web browsers, enabling natural, real-time conversations with ChatGPT for paid subscribers, with plans to extend access to free users soon.

Key Details:

• Available to users on Plus, Enterprise, Teams, or Edu plans, leveraging GPT-4’s native audio capabilities.

• The feature allows voice conversations directly in browsers, following its successful rollout on iOS and Android in September 2024.

• Free user access is planned for release in the coming weeks.

• OpenAI’s recent enhancements, like voice mode and web search integration, continue expanding ChatGPT’s usability beyond text-based interactions.

Google Keep

Google Keep to Add AI-Enhanced Drawing Tool

The Gist: Google Keep is developing a "Help me draw" feature using generative AI to refine sketches into polished artworks, offering creative and functional upgrades to its note-taking app.

Key Details:

• The feature transforms user-made scribbles into polished art styles like vector art, color pencil drawings, or ink marker renderings.

• It will work within a new "text to sketch" mode, allowing users to enhance handwritten notes and drawings interactively.

• Currently in development, the feature isn't functional yet, and Google has not announced a release date.

• This enhancement aligns with Google's efforts to make Keep more versatile and engaging for note-taking enthusiasts.

Quick Gist

MongoDB and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to enhance AI application development and real-time data analytics through new integrations between MongoDB Atlas and Azure AI Foundry (Read More).

Meta has appointed former Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih to lead a new group focused on developing AI tools for businesses, following a significant profit increase attributed to AI advancements (Read More).

Google is enhancing the shopping experience with AI-powered features across Google Lens, Maps, and Pay, enabling easier access to product information, local inventory, and flexible payment options (Read More).

Elon Musk encouraged users to submit medical images to X's AI chatbot Grok for diagnosis, raising concerns about medical privacy and the accuracy of AI-generated health insights (Read More).

Britain's competition regulator approved Google's $2 billion investment in AI firm Anthropic and also cleared Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, determining neither constituted a merger threat (Read More).

Meta is seeking to integrate its Llama AI into the UK's public health system, promoting innovation to enhance health services amid ongoing collaborations with multiple governments (Read More).

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leading a $150 million funding round for semiconductor startup Rain AI, which aims to rival Nvidia in the AI chip market (Read More).

Google Keep is developing a "Help me draw" feature that utilizes Gemini to transform hand-drawn doodles into AI-generated images, although its full functionality is still in progress (Read More).

At Ignite 2024, Microsoft showcased new autonomous agent features in Copilot Studio, reinforcing the productivity gains seen by major companies like BlackRock and Lumen Technologies through its AI-driven tools (Read More).

Google Lens now allows users to snap product photos for instant information on pricing, availability, and reviews, enhancing in-store shopping experiences ahead of the holiday season (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!