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Maps is one of Google’s main applications that almost all of us use actively. It provides information not only about the area and the surrounding roads, but also shows restaurants, shops, organizations, paved paths, gives recommendations and much more. Researchers studying the app found some interesting lines of code.

According to the found code, the company is preparing to implement something like a chatbot in the program, with which you can speak in natural language, receive information about the environment and advice.

As the source notes, this feature can become both something extremely useful and in demand, and a feature that no one will use.

Code

The source of this information is the beta version of Google Maps v11.105. Unfortunately, these lines of code do not reveal whether the future chatbot will work on the basis of generative artificial intelligence.

The company has been unstoppable lately when it comes to implementing AI in all of its products. Since the presentation in May, where the phrase „artificial intelligence“ was heard more often than any other, Google has integrated AI into the Android operating system, Photos, Search, Play Store, Docs, Sheets, Assistant (not yet released) and more. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that the Maps app will be any different in this regard.

The company has not yet made any announcements. If the chatbot in Maps is really similar to what we see in Bard, then probably the interaction with it will consist of the ability to ask it about interesting routes, places, request directions or analyze and filter certain establishments according to specific parameters. without manually searching or going through each one.

AI

For example, you can instruct the AI to find nearby restaurants with parking that are open at a certain time and have a rating of at least a certain level

Or create a tourist itinerary for the day in a new place to visit the best museum, eat delicious food, see the main attractions and shop within a radius of a few kilometers from the city center. The possibilities for combining requests are truly endless.

It is not yet clear when such a chatbot might become available for use. Judging by the fact that the company has not yet announced it even for its test group, there is still a long time before the appearance of open access.

In this context, let us remind you that Google has recently expanded the current and added new AI-features in its Maps application, which will greatly expand its use and make it significantly more useful for traveling people.

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