The goal here is to introduce people with no prior coding experience to the wonderful magic world of coding. The best part is, the future middle-aged army of coders will get to see the end result of their programming efforts in practice in their homes. Take that, boring “Hello, world!”
Wake up, Neo…
The new “Help Me Script” feature is coming “later this year”, Google promises. It’s to be used with the script editor that Google Home offers for creating complex automation routines. As of now, users note that it’s not very easy to use the script editor and coding skills are indeed a must-have. That’s why Google is introducing AI into the process to simplify it for users who do not have a pseudonym like Neo or Morpheus.When the feature becomes available, users need to log into their Google Home account on Google Home for web and open the script editor.
Here’s the drill:
You simply describe what you want to happen in natural language – like “If my outdoor camera sees someone after dark, turn on the porch light and make an announcement”, or “When the smoke alarm goes off, flash all the lights in the house and announce an emergency over the speakers”. Then, with the help of generative AI, “Help me script” will generate the code for you. You can then easily copy, paste and activate that code in the script editor. You can always modify it later if you need to.
The “Help me script” is powered by a large language model, so it’s constantly learning and improving, generating more accurate and personalized scripts every day, the Google team claims.
