# **Google Broadens Gemini AI Features to Additional Workspace Users**
Google is advancing its efforts to embed AI-enhanced capabilities throughout its suite of Workspace applications. The company has revealed a new deployment of Gemini-supported upgrades for its Workspace Business and Enterprise editions (Standard and Plus). These enhancements primarily aim to boost communication and productivity tools, such as Google Meet, Google Chat, and Gmail.
## **What’s New in Google Meet?**
A key upgrade is the launch of **”Studio Look”** in Google Meet. This feature utilizes AI to **improve the sharpness of a user’s portrait** during video calls. If a participant’s image is fuzzy or unclear, Gemini will automatically refine and clarify their look through machine-learning methods.
Furthermore, Google Meet is broadening its **”Studio Sound”** and **”Studio Lighting”** functionalities:
– **Studio Sound**: This AI-enabled feature assists in balancing and enhancing audio quality by compensating for gaps and minimizing distortions in a speaker’s voice.
– **Studio Lighting**: Leveraging machine learning, this feature mimics professional lighting scenarios, ensuring users are well-lit during video conferences.
Google is also emphasizing its **AI-generated background images** feature, allowing users to craft custom virtual backgrounds. Choices range from professional office environments to cozy living spaces, tropical beaches, and even fantasy or sci-fi themed settings.
### **When Will These Features Be Accessible?**
– **Studio Look** will start rolling out on **March 18**.
– **Custom backgrounds, Studio Sound, and Studio Lighting** will be available from **March 11**.
## **Google Chat Receives AI-Powered Translation**
Google Chat is also getting a Gemini-enhanced upgrade with a new **”Translate for Me”** feature. This AI-driven tool can **automatically identify and translate over 120 languages**, facilitating communication across multiple languages in real-time.
## **Gmail and Google Calendar Integration**
Alongside Meet and Chat, Google has rolled out a **Gemini-enhanced side panel in Gmail**. This feature enables users to **swiftly add significant dates from emails to Google Calendar**. If Gemini identifies a relevant date in an email, it will show an **”Add to Calendar”** button, allowing users to create an event with a single click.
This update builds upon Google’s earlier **Gemini 1.5 Pro Labs test**, which provided AI-driven improvements to the Workspace side panel.
## **Who Can Utilize These Features?**
These AI-driven enhancements are **available exclusively to Google Workspace Business and Enterprise edition users** (Standard and Plus). While Google has been progressively expanding Gemini’s features, these newest updates further integrate AI into daily productivity and communication tools.
## **Final Thoughts**
Google’s ongoing extension of Gemini AI across its Workspace applications showcases its dedication to enhancing productivity and communication through artificial intelligence. With features like **Studio Look in Meet, real-time translation in Chat, and integrated Calendar functionalities in Gmail**, users can look forward to a more streamlined and refined experience.
As AI technology advances, Google is expected to introduce even more enhancements in the future, further reinforcing Gemini’s position within the Workspace ecosystem.
