Introducing a new building block that summarizes content with Gemini in Google Docs

What’s changing

Today, Google excited to introduce a new collection of building blocks designed to help you manage important business workflows in Docs, including team task management, project tracking, hiring, and more.

Today, Google excited to announce an additional building block that adds an AI-generated summary to your content using Gemini in Docs. By going to Insert > Building Blocks > AI Summary or typing “@” followed by “AI summary,” Gemini will provide a summary that you can instantly insert or edit alongside other document collaborators. In addition, you can select the refresh option to update your summary when you make changes to your document.

These AI-generated summaries make it easier to consume long documents and can be particularly useful for content such as technical documents, meeting notes, strategy documents, marketing briefs, and more.

Getting started

• Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
• End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about inserting smart chips & building blocks in your Google Doc. 

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on March 18, 2025, with expected completion by early April 2025

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

• Business Standard and Plus 
• Enterprise Standard and Plus 
• Google One AI Premium 
• Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
• Customers with the Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise add-on*

Source: Gimasys