This article explains how to use Google Duet in Docs, including generating text from scratch and adding or modifying text in existing documents. While you can't use Google Gemini in Docs, Duet is another artificial intelligence (AI) tool from Google that works directly within Docs.
How to use Duet AI in Google Docs
Google Gemini is a standalone AI chatbot, so you can’t really use it within Docs. Instead, Google has integrated their Duet AI into Google Docs and other Workspace apps. Duet is similar to Gemini, but is based on their next-generation Pathway Language Model 2 (PaLM 2) model which has similar capabilities to ChatGPT.
While Google Gemini is only available as a standalone chatbot, Duet is integrated into several Google Workspace apps, including Google Docs, and can assist with multiple tasks in each of those apps. This integration allows you to input prompts directly into Google Docs to brainstorm new ideas, help you write or rewrite new documents, or even proofread something you've already written.
Here's how to get started with Google Duet in Docs:
