Google Details the New Magic Pointer Features Coming to Googlebooks

Shortly after its Android Show announcements on Tuesday, Google’s DeepMind, the company’s artificial intelligence lab, detailed the upcoming Magic Pointer, a feature that reimagines the mouse pointer with AI capabilities. The feature will be available in Googlebooks, Google’s new AI-focused laptops, later this year. 

Google’s ambitious attempt to reinvent the computer mouse introduces several interesting features. By bringing contextual understanding and other smart tools with just a simple wiggle, it could change the way we interact with computers today. DeepMind says it wants to push the boundaries of AI tools that live in dedicated windows. 

The DeepMind blog post showcased some of the ways you’ll be able to interact with Magic Pointer when it arrives. You can:

• Point at a PDF file and request a bullet-point summary to paste directly into an email.
• Hover over a table of statistics and request a pie-chart version.
• Highlight a recipe and ask to double all ingredients.

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