Google Docs now lets you generate AI images directly within documents [Video]

Google just announced that it has started equipping its online document editing tool Google Docs with new AI features.

Google’s own AI tool, called Gemini alongside OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot, has been able to generate images for a while now, but soon you’ll be able to use Gemini to create AI-generated images directly within Google Docs itself.

If you frequently use Google Docs, whether for personal use or as part of a larger team, and if you often need images and illustrations to support your text, this feature will boost your productivity.

When you want to insert an AI-generated image into Google Docs, simply go to the Insert menu, then select Cover image > Help me create an image. You’ll then be able to describe what you want the image to be and choose from several different visual styles and formats.

Gemini will then use the Imagen 3 AI model to generate a few different versions …