Google Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings

Google is launching a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to make it easier for Gmail users using Google Calendar to schedule their meetings. The company on Tuesday launched a Gemini-powered Help Me Schedule feature that will display ideal meeting times based on calendar availability and then show them to the person you’re emailing to set up a meeting.

The company notes that the feature is designed to work in one-on-one meetings, not those that include multiple contacts or group meetings.

The launch of the new feature comes amid a wave from Google Workspace advertisements Which focuses on embedding AI deeper into users’ everyday tools. This includes introduction Google’s latest photo editing model, Nano Banana and Gemini features in Google Slides; Tools to share custom AI assistants called Gems with other team members; New formats in NotebookLM; improving AI video tools in Google Vids; And more.

To use the meeting scheduling option, you’ll click the new Help Me Schedule button that appears at the bottom of the Gmail email compose screen. This will display a series of time periods in which you have open availability. You can click the Edit button to change or remove some options, then insert it into your email and send it to the recipient as usual. When the recipient chooses a time that works for them, the calendar invitation automatically appears in both people’s calendars.

While there are many meeting assistants and automated scheduling tools already on the market, such as those from Calendly, Doodle, Zoom, HubSpot and others, Google notes that its tool uses Gemini’s AI to use email context when it makes meeting suggestions. For example, if someone writes in the email that they’d like to book a 30-minute time slot next, Meeting Assistant will only suggest half-hour time slots before the end of the following week that fit your schedule.