Google's Gemini AI Will Summarize PDFs For You When You Open Them (theverge.com) 23
Google is rolling out new Gemini AI features for Workspace users that make it easier to find information in PDFs and form responses. From a report: The Gemini-powered file summarization capabilities in Google Drive have now expanded to PDFs and Google Forms, allowing key details and insights to be condensed into a more convenient format that saves users from manually digging through the files.
Gemini will proactively create summary cards when users open a PDF in their drive and present clickable actions based on its contents, such as "draft a sample proposal" or "list interview questions based on this resume." Users can select any of these options to make Gemini perform the desired task in the Drive side panel. The feature is available in more than 20 languages and started rolling out to Google Workspace users on June 12th, though it may take a couple of weeks to appear.
Gemini will proactively create summary cards when users open a PDF in their drive and present clickable actions based on its contents, such as "draft a sample proposal" or "list interview questions based on this resume." Users can select any of these options to make Gemini perform the desired task in the Drive side panel. The feature is available in more than 20 languages and started rolling out to Google Workspace users on June 12th, though it may take a couple of weeks to appear.
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Do you know how stupid you sound?
Actually stupid:
- A popular Washington state high school Spanish teacher was recently FIRED after reading a passage from "To Kill a Mockingbird" - responding to a dare by his students. In fact, that same book is now BANNED in multiple “progressive” high schools.
- The latest edition of 1984? Prefaced with trigger warnings, and a new introduction apologizing that its characters aren’t diverse enough.
- Grok, GPT, and Gemini characterize modern “historians” like Heather Cox Richar
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No, neither Too Kill a Mockingbird nor 1984 are currently “banned” in red states. Provide receipts. But at least you’re agreeing that progressives have been banning the former and adding trigger warnings to the latter.
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Replying to myself. I am not purposely over generalizing. To be fair, both books are sometimes “banned” in grade school due to their adult situations - and not just by “conservatives” - something like Animal Farm is far more appropriate for those ages.
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I'm pretty much Lefty McLeftface myself, and I agree with you that these things are stupid. While I don'
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More like “hyper partisan left” if you actually read them line by line. It depends on whether one believes the bulk of mainstream media is neutral. I’ve responded to your original response directly with the receipts.
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I'm pretty much Lefty McLeftface myself, and I agree with you that these things are stupid. While I don't know the political leanings of the schoolboard in question, I'll note that banning books outright is not a typical leftist approach. Most of us would go with, "Yeah, this is a teaching moment," which is what it sounds like the teacher in question did. The book is about racism, it would be pretty dumb to try to eliminate the racist elements. I don't think most lefties would try to prevent teaching "To Kill A Mockingbird". I suspect that most of the objections come from right-wingers who feel oppressed by any suggestion that whites have historically oppressed minorities in the US.
Not these days. You’re zeitgeist is stuck back in the segregationist south days. These days Huckleberry Finn is limited too, and not by “conservatives”. The only actual relatively widespread book bans by conservatives are for obviously extremely adult materials in grade schools (https://www.newsweek.com/do-these-books-belong-public-school-libraries-you-judge-opinion-1802689).
Speaking of teaching moments, that's pretty much what your description of the new 1984 forward sounds like. I haven't read that edition myself so I can't really comment on it. Doesn't sound like it affects the text of the novel itself though, and it may even clarify it by giving context. Like I said, I don't know. Haven't read it.
It’s easy to dismiss that which doesn’t conform to your biases if you haven’t researched it. But q
Ya, no. (Score:2)
Gemini will proactively create summary cards when users open a PDF ...
I don't like tech doing thing I didn't ask it to do, so I hope this can be disabled -- not that I'll be using Gemini, if I still have that choice. Also, I don't generally use Google docs, so perhaps this is moot, for now, until Google pushes this out to other areas.
Stealing your data in progress... (Score:2)
And naturally, they will steal all the data inside the document and send it to their servers. They'll claim it's so that they can provide you with the service and that your data is handled with utmost privacy in mind. But we all know it's just a part of a larger data harvesting agenda and their AI models will be crunching on your personal information for decades to come, stored indefinitely.
All your private files stored in 3rd party services will get stolen, too.
This will also affect your local files since
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This was largely the purpose of gmail IIRC. Humans can't read your email, but there's almost no value in allowing them access, whereas letting computers build a customer profile to sell ads to you, is invaluable.
Oh... great... (Score:2)
Some days I legitimately question what the thought process within these big tech companies' meeting rooms is.
Like, do they honestly think people are gonna be like, "Woohoo, more AI spyware!! Thanks Google, you're the best! :D" ???
Or do they just realize most average tech consumers are dangerously complacent over the invasive nature of proprietary tech, and use and abuse that "why switch, it's convenient" mindset to capitalize on people's lack of drive to switch to open-source alternatives for wont of their
Does it summarize postscript too? (Score:1)
Gemini AI: "This file, gemini.ps, is an implimentation of Google Gemini as a PostScript file. It takes advantage of the fact that PostScript is Turing-complete."
gemini.ps: "I am an implimentation of Google Gemini as a PostScript file. I take advantage of the fact that PostScript is Turing-complete." <-- only much slower, probably.
I'm so lazy that ... (Score:2)
I want a summary of the summary.
And a preview of the preview.
Like a teeny tiny thumbnail on top of the regular sized thumbnail.
Speaking of being proactive... (Score:2)
Gemini will proactively create summary cards when users open a PDF...
Speaking of Google being proactive, they proactively started charging me MORE for Gemini use even though I have it disabled on my account.
The pricing for your Google Workspace Business Starter subscription will change beginning July 9, 2025
Dear Google Workspace administrator,
We're writing to inform you of the price change that will go into effect for your Google Workspace Business Starter subscription on or after July 9, 2025. The updated subscription pricing reflects the significant added AI value, as well as the many new features we have introduced and are launching to Google Workspace editions.
I don't want to use this and I don't want to pay for it. Fuck you, Google.
Opening paragraph??? (Score:2)
If your PDF has an opening paragraph, then it should already do this, better than the AI.
If the AI can summarize your form better than the database that the form gets entered into, then your database sucks.
If it is not a Form and does not have an opening paragraph, put an opening paragraph in that summarizes it.
But... why?? (Score:2)
What's the point of all this crap! Seriously.
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No it won't :( (Score:2)