- By Vikas Yadav
- Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:59 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Google Maps is among the top choices for people across the globe for navigation to new places. Amid the rise of artificial intelligence, the company is now introducing generative AI to let users streamline a location that serves the needs of a diverse category of people on the app. The company says that using its large language model (LLMs), Maps can return results "no matter how specific, niche or broad your needs might be."
The company gave an example of shortlisting one place while adhering to the preferences of people with different needs. It can skim over 250 million places and render insights across over 300 million contributors to return results. This experiment will launch to select Local Guides in the US this week. Here is an example which Google gave in its blog post:
"Let's say you're visiting San Francisco and want to plan a few hours of thrifting for unique vintage finds. Just ask Maps what you're looking for, like 'places with a vintage vibe in SF.'" After the input is entered, Maps will analyse rich information from businesses and places with images, ratings and reviews added by the Google Maps community to return "trustworthy suggestions."
People can also save the places in a list for better organisation or share them with others. (Image:Google)
The results will be organised across categories such as "clothing stores, vinyl shops and flea markets - along with photo carousels and review summaries" that will let users know why a place might interest them. The query will also support follow-up questions to match the context. People can also save the places in a list for better organisation or share them with others.
Apart from outdoor navigation, the company shared instances of how these AI-powered results can share responses to queries like "activities for a rainy day" indoors. You can also add context for added details later in the prompts. However, do note that the feature is not rolling out on Google Maps in India.
