Google Expands AI-Powered Smart Reply to Mainstream Chat Apps
• Gboard Smart Reply feature provides AI-powered suggestions for next messages in chats
• Feature first tested in 2018, now expanded and AI-boosted on Pixel 8 Pro
• Powered by Google's Gemini Nano AI model to understand conversations
• Now compatible with WhatsApp, Line (telemedicine appointments), and KakaoTalk (Korean messaging app)
• KakaoTalk has 53 million monthly active users; Smart Reply aimed at mainstream chat apps