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Google’s AI Can Help Plan Your Next Vacation. Should You Rely On It?

Google’s AI Can Help Plan Your Next Vacation. Should You Rely On It?

Update: 2024-08-02
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From flights to hotels to entire itineraries, AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini Advanced can help you plan your next vacation. In fact, more than 30% of “active leisure travelers” have used artificial intelligence for travel planning, according to MMGY global, a travel marketing agency. But how soon might these bots go from travel planning tool to travel planning agent? WSJ’s Charlotte Gartenberg speaks with Google’s Amar Subramanya, vice president of engineering for Gemini experiences, about the future of using AI for travel planning.




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Further reading: 


How Well Can AI Plan Your Next Trip? We Tested Gemini and ChatGPT 


Don’t Trust an AI Chatbot With All Your Travel Plans Just Yet 


AI Apps For Travel 


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Google’s AI Can Help Plan Your Next Vacation. Should You Rely On It?

Google’s AI Can Help Plan Your Next Vacation. Should You Rely On It?

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