Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026
Google says it's designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.
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Google has launched Pics, an AI-powered design and image-generation app for Google Workspace that allows users to create social media graphics, invitations, and marketing materials using simple text prompts without requiring design skills. The app, powered by Gemini, addresses a key limitation of current AI image generation by enabling users to easily edit specific elements of generated images through commenting, new prompts, or direct editing, similar to feedback features in Google Docs. Google is positioning Pics to compete with design apps like Canva and emerging AI design tools, with the app launching to testers at I/O and rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers this summer.