Google Maps Rolls Out AI-Powered Personalized Recommendations
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Google Maps is introducing a new generative AI feature to provide personalized recommendations of places to visit based on user queries.
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The feature utilizes large language models to analyze over 250 million locations and contributions from over 300 million Local Guides.
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It's designed to have more natural conversations with users, providing shopping, dining and other suggestions relevant to their interests.
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The feature is launching in early access this week for selected U.S. Local Guides, with plans to expand to more users and countries soon.
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This launch represents Google's next step in evolving Maps from just a navigation tool into an AI-powered destination discovery engine.