Google is looking to inspire travel with a pair of new experimental AI features.
The tech giant has introduced City Guide and Comic Postcards, which are being piloted in the Google Arts & Culture app.
The City Guide aims to curate a unique travel game plan for users that goes beyond generic recommendations and instead builds an itinerary based on personal preferences.
“Rather than offering a static directory, the guide adapts to your schedule. You can set a specific timeframe like ‘Today’ or ‘This weekend’ and select from 12 distinct interest categories ranging from Visual Arts to History and even Hidden Gems,” says Google.
“A ‘Show live events only’ option spotlights current exhibitions and performances, helping you sample some of the fleeting cultural moments that bring a city to life.”
City Guide is being piloted for 11 cities around the world, including London, Tokyo, New York, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Istanbul, Osaka, Berlin, Madrid and San Francisco.
An extension of City Guide, Comic Postcards is a generative AI experience that “uses your selfie, mood and art style preferences to cast you as the protagonist of a unique story” in whatever city you’re visiting.
“While generating your comic strip, the feature also provides an opportunity to learn about the art style you selected,” according to Google. “You might come to see yourself as a comic book hero, but you’ll leave knowing the difference between Golden Age line work and modern graphic novel noir.”
Travelers can download the Google Arts & Culture app for Android or iOS to try out the new AI travel features.
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