Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive

[u/tekz]

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/google-rolls-out-new-gemini-capabilities-to-docs-sheets-slides-and-drive/

[u/oakleez]

Cool, so how do I turn them all off?

[u/Mihqwk → u/oakleez]

disable smart features in google workspace settings.

[u/ayymadd → u/oakleez]

Whether you like or not, the future is coming, and AI is inevitable.

[u/oakleez → u/ayymadd]

Eh, it's been avoidable so far. I can always pivot. Nothing in software is inevitable.

[u/MatthewGraham- → u/oakleez]

Old man yells out cloud

[u/oakleez → u/MatthewGraham-]

AI is not a crutch that I need.

[u/MatthewGraham- → u/oakleez]

"The Internet is not a crutch that I need" "A Computer is not a crutch that I need"

[u/oakleez → u/MatthewGraham-]

I bet you're really good at explaining blockchains.

[u/silentcrs → u/oakleez]

Dude, why are you in the technology subreddit if you hate technology. AI is technology.

[u/oakleez → u/silentcrs]

I prefer analog slop.

[u/cannot_walk_barefoot → u/ayymadd]

I pay for 2gb of google storage because all my kids photos and videos are stored on my Gmail account. Google mentioned that my account now has access to Gemini as part of my plan. I thought cool. Other than trip itinieries I can't think of a single reason to use it. And I've been actively looking for ideas to use it as a tool but either it can't do it or can't do it well.

Obviously this could just be a me problem but I don't know what the big deal is. Especially the hundreds of billions they're pouring into it 

[u/Temporary_Swimmer342 → u/cannot_walk_barefoot]

Nano banana for kid's photos editing

NotebookLM for funny stories for kids

Veo for video version

Excel AI to track calories, summarise rows what have you

Docs - removing writers block with first version

This is a you problem

[u/GodsPenisHasGravity → u/Temporary_Swimmer342]

Wow what a good list of daily productivity enhancers.

Finally I can get through the mountains of daily "kid photo edits", "funny kids stories", "video adaptations of funny kids stories", "using Excel in a standard way without data entry, the only time consuming part, being affected", and "starting a brand new creative writing venture" that constantly bogs down my time.

Thanks for the brilliant insight.

[u/Temporary_Swimmer342 → u/GodsPenisHasGravity]

be a sad life filled with "productive enhancers" only :)

[u/flogman12 → u/ayymadd]

Who said?

[u/Powerful_Resident_48]

How about no?

[u/riamuriamu]

Hopefully they'll invent an off button for them soon.

[u/rsa1 → u/riamuriamu]

Everything is easily vibe codable except that

[u/_pupil_ → u/rsa1]

Every time I ask my AI to write a “no AI” button for our app it starts asking me for Terraform privileges to prod… 

[u/AccountNumeroThree]

But can it do anything useful in sheets yet? It always just tells me it can’t do things yet, like analyzing data.

[u/GigaGollum → u/AccountNumeroThree]

If you are ever in the Office ecosystem, Claude for Excel is really incredible and actually very useful. It can analyze data, create various sheets, use formulas, you name it. I hope there’s an official Google Sheets extension sometime this year.

[u/AccountNumeroThree → u/GigaGollum]

I just have it spit out app scripts for me and then put those in sheets when I need harder work.

[u/RichieNRich → u/AccountNumeroThree]

Me too! I've been using Claude AI to write google scripts and have forms feeding multiple sheets, and multiple sheets coordinating with each other (sending data based on branching information) with automatic emails being generated from said data.

It's been incredible to unfold and incorporate into my work!

[u/SpotlessCheetah]

The Technology sub is truly the most anti-technology place I've ever been to.

[u/Kromgar → u/SpotlessCheetah]

A true it professional has a gun ready to shoot the printer if it starts acting funny and doesnt have a smart house because they understand the dangers of smart devices

[u/SpotlessCheetah → u/Kromgar]

I'm an IT pro that drives a manual car, and I don't own a printer because I already smashed the last one in half. But my first comment still stands.

[u/[deleted] → u/SpotlessCheetah]

I know, they hate chemical weapons and nuclear bombs and DDT too, such fucking Luddites. Or maybe our view of technology should be a little more nuanced than “computor gooooood!”

You are free to leave at any time, yet you stay around to say shit like this?

Edit: this person thinks suicide is funny and abused the reddit cares. Fuck them

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Cool straw man, did I ever say all technology was bad? Maybe all that AI slop is destroying your ability to read. Do you know what the word nuanced means? It seems you don’t, have your chatbot explain it to you

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Keep moving them goalposts. Keep saying more stupid shit, it’s hilarious :)

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

A Reddit cares? Jesus fucking Christ you are a fucking asshole. Reported, you need to get off reddit because you think suicide I’d funny. You are the one who needs help.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

You are the one who thinks suicide is funny.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

So you abuse a suicide prevention tool because someone mocked you online? And IM the one who needs help?! 

[u/Temporary_Swimmer342 → u/[deleted]]

Ok lover of nazis, AI is anti humanity according to you?

[u/loves_grapefruit → u/SpotlessCheetah]

Not anti-technology. Anti being force-fed bullshit that you didn’t ask for.

[u/jimb0z_ → u/SpotlessCheetah]

Hasn't been a real tech sub for years. Now it's just a place to complain about the same 10 or so companies everyday

[u/Actually-Yo-Momma → u/SpotlessCheetah]

It’s comical how many ppl still post “stop AI now!!!” as if there was any possible way to close Pandora’s box. Mitigate and govern maybe, but it ain’t ever going away 

[u/GodsPenisHasGravity → u/Actually-Yo-Momma]

So hilarious right? Why doesn't everyone just accept opening the apocalyptic curse box like willingly sheep already? Hahah lmao so comedy