For instance, when OpenAI debuted the Canvas feature for ChatGPT, it boasted that it would make for a more flexible, collaborative way to create and edit text and code. When Google unveiled a feature with the exact same name, you can guess how they marketed it.

Gemini now gives you a "Canvas" for real-time editing and coding, a feature that OpenAI's ChatGPT introduced over six months ago.

Users can upload documents and ask Gemini to perform tasks such as creating a speech from class notes. Users can export their documents to Google Docs for more editing or collabor