The AI Sheets web search function is realized by the following mechanism:
- switching control: Enable the "toggle search" option in the column configuration and the model will fetch information from the Internet in real time.
- Dependency on SERPER API: you need to configure the SERPER_API_KEY environment variable in order to use it (the free trial has a limited number of times)
- Dynamic replenishment: for tasks that require up-to-date data, such as "find the zip code of {{address}}" or "get the stock price of {{company}}".
Typical application scenarios include:
- Data supplementation: Complete missing zip codes/administrative divisions for addresses
- Fact-checking: Validate the currency of model-generated content
- Business Analysis: Pull up to date financial or product information for your business
Note: When search is disabled the model relies only on training data knowledge and is suitable for generating creative content or processing private data.
This answer comes from the articleAI Sheets: building and processing datasets using AI models in tables without codeThe
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