Google’s iOS app will use AI to simplify jargon

Google has a new AI tool that can help iPhone users to better grasp complicated or confusing writing online. The Simplify feature, rolling out in the Google app on iOS starting today, generates a simpler, more digestible version of any highlighted text without leaving the current web page. Simplify is built on Google’s Gemini AI model, and was developed by Google Research to make technical jargon easier for anyone to understand without losing key details. For example, Simplify can break down medical terms like “emphysema” (a condition that damages the air sacs in lungs) and “fibrosis” (dense connective tissue or scarring that develops in response to damage) in reports and journals, preventing readers from needing to reference terminology on a separate web page. The simplified version of selected text will appear in a pop-up window that can be dismissed when it’s no longer required. GIF: Google Google says that people found the simplified versions to be “significantly more helpful th ... Read full article.