If 2023 was the year when artificial intelligence became popular for the general public with ChatGPT and similar tools, this will be 2024. Google wants to bring artificial intelligence applied to a large number of applications and services in its ecosystem: we have already seen this in the new Gemini model, in the chatbot also called Gemini, we will see this soon It plans to implement it in popular applications such as Google Maps and Android Auto. Google’s infotainment system for vehicles.

We’ve been hearing for weeks about how AI will summarize messages in Android Auto, but it was at MWC 2024 that we got to see this function in action, and we were blown away by its effectiveness, insight, and best of all: the answer. We used AI in Android Auto and we think it will change everything.

Android Auto with artificial intelligence is another story

Testing was carried out inside a BMW vehicle with a large screen, but integration and operation of Android Auto will be the same in more modest cars with seven-inch screens like mine. Likewise, we used English to conduct this test, but they also confirmed it. Coming to Spain and in Spanish at launch.

We put ourselves in the scene: We’re driving to a meeting with someone (our friend Ana in the demo) and, as usually happens more often than we’d like, that person responds to us with a series of messagesSome of them are quite long, in no case should we read while driving, as this would mean taking our eyes off the road for too long.

And that’s when When artificial intelligence comes into play: When we’re behind the wheel our messages (messages we dictate or pre-define) tend to be short and precise, but when we write we tend to ramble and make not-so-clear references. In this case, Ana suggests we go for dinner to the same place we were the other day. AI has the ability to understand content and summarize it to preserve what is important. It does all this without us having to touch the screen, which is an important issue in terms of both security and possible penalties, because DGT may fine you.

The above alone is worth it, but there is one point we discovered and found most interesting: Artificial intelligence detects how a person communicates in colloquial and familiar language. This is taken into account Suggest responses appropriate to tone and contextin this case with an informal ‘I’m wrong’ (something like I’m down!) instead of the usual classic and very formal ‘I agree’.

As we explained above, the summary does this without the need to touch the screen, and suggested answers can be confirmed by tapping the screen or saying out loud which of the suggested answers you have chosen, which means: no need to touch the screen at any time.

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