Google is giving its Chromebook Plus laptops generative AI push in order to better compete with Microsoft’s new wave of Copilot Plus Windows PCs.
The global search engine giant has announced a bunch of new AI-based features specifically for Chromebook Plus laptops to make them more productive, efficient, and personalised.
Google Chromebook Plus top AI features — the lowdown“Help Me Write” uses Google AI to aid users in composing text across multiple platforms, including websites, PDFs, and web apps.
“Magic Editor” which was previously available in Google Photos, is coming to Chromebook Plus laptops.
As part of Google’s big AI push, Gemini will be integrated directly into the Chromebook Plus home screen, bringing advanced AI capabilities to everyday tasks.
Google is giving its Chromebook Plus laptops generative AI push in order to better compete with Microsoft’s new wave of Copilot Plus Windows PCs. The global search engine giant has announced a bunch of new AI-based features specifically for Chromebook Plus laptops to make them more productive, efficient, and personalised. These updates include the introduction of Help Me Write, Gemini AI, Magic Editor, and more.
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According to a blog post on the Google Chromebook website, the new features are designed to leverage Google’s advanced AI capabilities to assist Chromebook Plus users in various aspects of their digital interactions.
Google Chromebook Plus top AI features — the lowdown
“Help Me Write” uses Google AI to aid users in composing text across multiple platforms, including websites, PDFs, and web apps. By generating text from various sources and providing suggestions, it aims to enhance and refines users’ writing efforts. With “Generative AI Wallpaper and Video Call Backgrounds”, Chromebook Plus users can customise their video call backgrounds with AI-generated options, offering a range of prompts to create a personalised and professional appearance. This feature also extends to applying unique wallpapers on the laptop. “Magic Editor” which was previously available in Google Photos, is coming to Chromebook Plus laptops. This feature allows users to manipulate images by selecting and editing portions of any image, enabling repositioning, removal, or resizing of unwanted objects to achieve the desired look. As part of Google’s big AI push, Gemini will be integrated directly into the Chromebook Plus home screen, bringing advanced AI capabilities to everyday tasks. New users of Chromebook Plus will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to the Google One AI Premium plan, which includes up to 2TB of cloud storage and access to Gemini Advanced features in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Gmail, Google has confirmed. Additionally, Chromebook Plus will introduce features such as QR code scanning for seamless setup of new Android phones, GIF screen recording, and a new built-in view of Google Tasks, further enhancing the functionality and convenience of the laptops. Also Read Jio AirFiber gets new 3-month plans starting at Rs 599 — 1,000GB data, free Netflix, Amazon Prime, other benefits YouTube hates adblockers, this is how it plans to ‘punish’ people who use them Nothing adds a dash of colour to its transparent Phone 2a — here’s your first look at new ‘special edition’ model Meta AI chief says ChatGPT can never be as intelligent as humans because ‘LLMs do not understand…’
Microsoft Copilot Plus PCs:
Microsoft has recently introduced a new line of Copilot Plus PCs featuring sleek, lightweight designs and advanced AI capabilities. These cutting-edge devices are powered by Qualcomm’s latest ARM-based mobile processors, specifically the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus platforms for now, with Intel and AMD-based versions also in the works.
The Copilot Plus PCs are designed to maximise on-device AI, leveraging the integrated neural processing unit (NPU) and small language models (SLMs) to offer a host of innovative features. One of them is called “Recall,” which gives Windows near-photographic memory capabilities. This allows users to access and organise virtually everything they have seen or done on their PC.
Recall uses a personal semantic index that is created and stored entirely on the device, ensuring user privacy. Snapshots remain local to the PC, and users have full control over them, with options to delete individual snapshots, adjust time ranges, or pause the feature altogether from the System Tray icon on the Taskbar. Additionally, users can filter out apps and websites from being saved.
Microsoft has also introduced Cocreator in Paint and Photos. This feature allows users to combine ink strokes with text prompts to generate new images in real-time. Furthermore, Restyle Image enhances photo editing by enabling users to apply new styles to their personal photos.
Another significant update is to Live Captions, which now includes live translations. This feature converts any audio on the PC into real-time English captions across all apps, supporting translations from over 40 languages, even when offline.
Microsoft has also confirmed that users will soon have access to the latest AI models, including GPT-4o from OpenAI, in the coming weeks.
