Google Gemini’s Latest Feature: Canvas, an Interactive Space for Refining Documents and Code

IBL News | New York

Google added this week a dedicated workspace to its Gemini chatbot called Canvas, an identical name used by OpenAI for the same feature – and similar to Anthropic’s Artifacts.

It’s an interactive space where users can refine documents, create and debug code, and share writing and coding projects while using Gemini’s feedback to suggest edits and adjust the tone, length, or formatting.

Canvas also streamlines the process of transforming coding ideas into working prototypes for web apps, Python scripts, games, simulations, and other interactive apps.

It can also generate and preview HTML/React code and other web app prototypes to visualize the design, such as a website’s email subscription form.

This feature works by selecting Canvas in the prompt bar and start creating. Google created a dedicated website.

Gemini’s Canvas includes the Audio Overview of NotebookLM, which went viral last year. It transforms users’ files into realistic-sounding podcast-style discussions between two AI hosts, with audio summaries of documents, web pages, and other sources.

Uploading a document via the prompt bar triggers the Audio Overview shortcut. Once a summary is generated, it can be downloaded or shared via the Gemini app on the web or mobile.

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