Google’s AI Magic Compose Beta Unveiled for Exclusive Users
Google’s ingenious Magic Compose tool, employing artificial intelligence to assist users in personalizing the tone of their textual interactions, has been launched exclusively for a privileged cohort of US users, as reported by Android Police (Opens in a new window).
The Magic Compose feature, unveiled earlier this month at the Google I/O conference, harnesses the power of Google’s Bard AI chatbot to facilitate users in initiating a conversation or rephrasing a message, offering a repertoire of seven distinctive tones and styles.
As elucidated on Google’s support page (Opens in a new window), the available styles encompass Remix, Excited, Chill, Shakespearean, Lyrical, Formal, and Short. These styles can be accessed by selecting the pencil icon, conveniently located beside the entered text within Google’s Messages application.
According to the report by Android Police, this functionality is presently being accorded priority to esteemed subscribers of Google One in the United States, specifically those who have enrolled in the Messages beta program through the Play Store. Additionally, Google One subscribers were granted early access this week to the beta release of Google’s novel AI-based generative search platform, aptly named Search Labs, which was also announced at the I/O event.
During the beta phase, Magic Compose is exclusively available to users aged 18 and above, solely capable of providing suggestions in the English language on Android smartphones (excluding Android Go) equipped with US SIM cards. The feature can be activated by enabling it within the application’s Settings menu.
Before employing the AI-driven functionality, it is important to note that the generation of textual and tonal suggestions necessitates the transmission of the user’s last 20 end-to-end encrypted messages to Google’s servers.
Google assures users, as mentioned on its support page, that these messages are promptly discarded once they have fulfilled their purpose in text generation. Furthermore, it emphasizes that messages comprising attachments, voice messages, and images are not transmitted to Google servers, although image captions and voice transcriptions may be subject to transmission. Importantly, Google affirms that no messages are sent to their servers when users are not utilizing the Magic Compose feature.