https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/04/google-assistant-is-getting-ai-capabilities-with-bard/

Google Assistant is getting an AI-powered update. At today’s Made by Google live event, the company introduced Assistant with Bard, a new version of its popular mobile personal assistant that’s now powered by generative AI technologies. Essentially a combination of Google Assistant and Bard for mobile devices, the new assistant will be able to handle a broader range of questions and tasks, ranging from simple requests like “what’s the weather?,” “set an alarm,” or “text Jenny,” as before, to now more intelligent responses provided by Google’s Bard AI.

This includes being able to dive into your own Google apps, like Gmail and Google Drive, to offer personalized responses to queries on an opt-in basis. That means you could do things like ask Google Assistant questions like “catch me up on my important emails I’ve missed this week,” and the digital helper can dig up emails you need to know about.