Meet can translate a call into many more languages
Google Meet can translate a live call, Roofr says it can book a roofing visit, and Pennsylvania will label some AI ads.
Models and products
New AI tools and features, and AI arriving in apps you already use.
Roofr says a phone assistant can book a roofing visit
Roofr said it launched a phone assistant for roofing contractors that qualifies leads, books appointments, and routes urgent calls. Roofr says it is built around roofing jobs, not a generic script that only takes a message.
Why it matters: If you already run jobs in Roofr, Roofr says this assistant can book the visit and route an urgent call, rather than only taking a message.
Source: Roofr ·
Google Meet can translate speech in many more languages
Google says Meet can translate speech among 63 languages on the web and phones, and can tell which language is spoken. Some accounts get it from October 22 and others from November 2, only with an eligible paid plan, and it stays off until someone turns it on.
Why it matters: If a customer on Google Meet speaks another language, Google says translation stays off until someone turns it on, and some paid plans stop at 90 minutes.
Source: Google Workspace Updates ·
QuickBooks on iOS can compare spending with the budget
Intuit says its assistant in the QuickBooks app on iOS can now answer how spending compares with the budget. Intuit says it used to reply that it could not make that comparison.
Why it matters: If you check the books in the QuickBooks iOS app, Intuit says you can ask whether spending is on budget without opening a report.
Source: QuickBooks Community ·
Canva says a new image tool is open to every user
Canva says its first image model is available to every Canva user from Dream Lab, and that it plans the picture before it draws it. Canva says the picture can include readable text, at up to 2K, in 30 different proportions.
Why it matters: If you make flyers or review posts in Canva, Canva says this image tool is open to every user and can put readable words in the picture.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Rules and prices
Laws, rulings and price changes that affect which AI tools you can use or what you pay.
Pennsylvania will require a label on some AI ads
Loeb and Loeb report Shapiro signed a law requiring a label when an ad uses AI images, video, or audio that creates a false impression of the product. The firm says text-only ads are exempt, it takes effect December 21, and a court may fine up to $3,000.
Why it matters: If you advertise in Pennsylvania, a label is required when AI image, video, or audio creates a false impression of what you are selling, from December 21, and text-only ads are exempt.
Source: Loeb & Loeb ·
- Follow-up
Meta moved its business terms date to November 20
Nieman Lab reports Meta moved the start of its new business-account terms to November 20, from October 30, which was previously reported. Meta says the extra time is to explain the changes, and Nieman Lab says the wording is otherwise the same.
Why it matters: If you run a Facebook or Instagram page for the business, Nieman Lab reports these terms now start November 20, not October 30.
Source: Nieman Journalism Lab ·
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