Gemini is putting file editing inside the chat, which could cut down on the copying and pasting between a draft and the document you actually need to send. Small convenience, large number of tabs.
Gemini lets you edit the file
Google says Gemini can now generate, preview and edit documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets and other files directly in a conversation. The October 29 release is available to all users, in every language where the Gemini app is available.
You can expand a file to full screen and type changes yourself, highlight text to ask questions, or ask Gemini to refine sections. That gives you a way to fix a sentence without asking the model to rewrite the whole thing.
If you already use Gemini to draft work documents, this is worth trying before moving the draft elsewhere. Ask it to create a document, open the full-screen view, and make one manual edit; then highlight a section you want Gemini to revise. Those are all actions Google says the new editor supports.
The device split matters if you work from your phone. Google says PDF preview and editing work on both web and mobile. Google Docs, Google Sheets, slide decks, Markdown, TXT and code files are supported on the web only.
Dictation joins the meeting notes
Granola launched dictation on October 29, adding voice typing to its meeting-notes app. Granola says it is available across all plans with unlimited words, including for free.
On a Mac, pressing the Fn key lets you speak; the tool cleans up and formats the speech, then inserts the text. It works across apps for notes, prompts, emails and messages.
For anyone already using Granola, this is a reason to check the app before paying for a separate dictation subscription. The relevant addition is typing into whatever app you are working in, beyond capturing a meeting. Mac is the current platform; Granola says iOS and Windows support are coming soon.
Subscription money becomes API credit
Simon Willison says eligible ChatGPT subscriptions now include an equivalent amount of API credit: $100, $200 or $500, matching the subscription price. The credits can be applied to one API organization.
An API lets software use a model directly, so this is mainly relevant if you build automations, use tools that require an API account, or have someone building those tools for you. It is a reason to check an existing subscription’s benefits before budgeting separately for experiments.
Willison says Anthropic introduced a similar benefit earlier this month for Max and Team subscribers at those same price levels, with expiring credits.
Also
- Resume bullets. Google suggests giving Gemini raw notes about past roles and asking it to turn them into four resume bullets for a specified role.
- Agent oversight gaps. Partnership on AI’s Madhulika Srikumar and Claire Leibowicz say their study of four widely used agent frameworks found missing records of persistent agent identities and human approvals.
- Counting past decoys. Elorian CEO Andrew Dai says Glimpse scored 50.48% on DecoyCount in one internal run, while the comparison models’ published results were averaged across three runs.
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