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Google wants web development to be as easy as sending a text.
The search giant is about to patent technology that uses AI to create user interfaces. Essentially, the system trains a machine learning model on user interfaces, graphical elements and natural language descriptions, allowing the model to generate graphical user interfaces using textual descriptions that “explain high-level design goals.” will do so.
For example, if you tell the model to create a login page with a certain amount of textboxes, popups, or buttons, the model can generate a mockup with just a basic description. The technology contained in Google’s patents basically allows anyone with little or no training to do the basics of his UX design.
“Traditional approaches to GUI development consume time and resources,” Google said in its application. “Automation saves both time and resources compared to existing technology.”
Want to stay one step ahead in UX? Google has plans for that too. The company is seeking to patent a system for programming and publishing apps using natural language descriptions. Essentially, users can write a detailed description of the app’s functionality and related entities, and turn it into a “running app that can be run”. Google says this process can be “iterative and/or step-by-step.” So, once you have the initial description, you can flesh it out with more details and publish your app at any point in the process.
One more consideration: Google says the system is not limited to just generating apps, but can be applied to “various other software applications.”
Google has lit a candle on both ends of its AI work, but it hasn’t necessarily been silent about it. The company announced major AI integrations across its Google Workspace suite in March. This includes automated email composition and document summarization. It also plans to strengthen its main search engine with AI. Last week, Google merged his two main AI divisions, DeepMind and Brain Team, into his single organization, Google DeepMind, led by Demis Hassabis.
These patent filings give a glimpse of how Google thinks about its grand AI vision, and offer a glimpse of what it could do: design and generate entire platforms, not just help with small tasks. A tool that can
That said, Google has some competition, Jake Maymar, vice president of innovation at The Glimpse Group, told me. As competitors like Microsoft move forward in the AI race, the company may be moving very quickly as a way to stay on top. “Google is in a bit of a predicament right now with OpenAI, Microsoft and others entering the market,” he said Maymar.
But let’s take a step back from all business. Google’s patenting of these web development tools of his highlights the most poignant problem this technology presents.
If you’ve been on LinkedIn over the past few months, you’ve seen at least one person posting the phrase, “AI won’t take your job, but people who use it will.” have you ever While this is likely to be the case, the impact could be much greater than many realize, Maymar said.
“This is a watershed moment,” said Maymar. “AI is the new way of life, just like when computers were introduced.
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