Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings

Google is launching a new tool that uses AI to make it easier for Gmail users with Google Calendar to schedule their meetings. The company on Tuesday… launched Gemini-powered “Help Me Schedule” feature that will surface ideal meeting times based on calendar availability and then display them to the person you’re emailing to set up the meeting.

The company notes that the feature is designed to work for one-on-one meetings, not for multiple contacts or group meetings.

The launch of the new feature comes amidst the turmoil of Google Workspace. announcements Which focuses on incorporating AI more deeply into users’ everyday devices. This includes Introduction Google’s latest image editing models, Nano, and Gemini features in Google Slides; tools to share custom AI assistants named James with other team members; New formats in NotebookLM; Improved AI video tools in Google Vids; and more.

To use the meeting scheduling option, you’ll click the new “Help Me Schedule” button that appears at the bottom of your email compose screen in Gmail. This will display a range of timeslots where you have open availability. You can click the Edit button to change or remove certain options, then insert them into your email and send it to the recipient as usual. When the recipient chooses a time that suits them, the calendar invitation automatically appears on both people’s calendars.

While there are already many meeting assistants and automated scheduling tools on the market, such as Calendly, Doodle, Zoom, HubSpot, and others, Google notes that its tool uses Gemini’s AI to use the context of the email when making meeting suggestions. For example, if someone writes in an email that they want to book the next 30-minute time slot, Meeting Assistant will only suggest a half-hour slot before the next weekend that suits your schedule.

Google previously offered one Appointment scheduling feature in Google CalendarBut it did not integrate with Gmail, nor did it use AI.

Separately, Google updated another Workplace feature on Tuesday, pay attention to Google Keep reminders will now be automatically saved to Google Tasks.