Gemini

Gemini, from Google. An assistant that lives inside Google Docs, Gmail, Drive and Search.

What it does well

• Summarizing a long Gmail thread or Drive folder
• Deep Research reports that cite many web sources
• Understanding images, charts and video you upload

What it does poorly

• Citations you haven't opened
• Anything that needs a verified, final number

What makes it different

Tight integration with Google Workspace, plus strong multimodal input: images, audio and long video.

Quick start

1. Open gemini.google.com and sign in.
2. Ask for a Deep Research report on a question from one of your courses.
3. Open three of the cited sources and check whether they say what the report claims.
4. Upload a chart from a paper and ask what it shows and what it hides.

Strengths and limits

• Strength: Workspace integration
• Strength: Multimodal understanding
• Strength: Deep Research
• Limit: Features vary by account type
• Limit: Sources still need checking

Privacy

What Google can use depends on account type. Know which account you're signed into.

Academic integrity

Deep Research reports are a starting point, not a submission.