This is a tiny feature and just one of numerous background options in Meet, but it's an example of how AI could alter people's digital lives. Instead of choosing from a finite list of previously ...

Instead, it uses GPS to determine the user’s current position. It then feeds the address, time of day, weather, and temperature into a paragraph which serves as a prompt for an AI image generator.

Similar to technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and GPS, the use of AI hopes to make construction safer, less prone to error, find issues earlier, and reduce delay and costs.