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[Dust] Product Update 4

Pauline Pham

• 3 min read
[Dust] Product Update 4

We've been hard at work improving Dust to help you work smarter with AI assistants. We're thrilled to unveil Multi-Tool assistants, a feature that fundamentally changes how AI assistants operate within your organization:

🎉 Multi-Tool assistants

Why Multi-Tools is a game-changer:

  • Multi-step Thinking: your assistants can now tackle complex problems by breaking them down into manageable steps. They will first, analyze your request, breaking it down into steps and then decide which are the most appropriate tools to use.
  • Flexible Tool Selection: assistants intelligently choose and combine tools to solve your unique challenges, adapting to each task's needs.
  • Transparency: see exactly which tools were used, fostering trust and understanding in the AI's decision-making process.

Available tools include Semantic Search, Web Navigation, Data Analysis with Query Tables, and Extract Data. Plus, you can create custom tools with Dust Apps.

Imagine an assistant that can research your prospects, analyze your recent interactions, and craft personalized follow-ups – all in one seamless operation. That's the power of Multi-tool assistants.

This launch represents our vision of AI as a true thinking partner, capable of handling nuanced, multi-faceted tasks across your organization.

✍️ learn more about it in our blog post 📚 read our guide

🧠 Enhanced Model Capabilities

  • Claude 3.5 Sonnet Upgrade: all assistants using Claude 3 Sonnet have been seamlessly upgraded to the more advanced Claude 3.5 Sonnet, ensuring you stay on the cutting edge with minimal effort on your part. 🔗 
  • Gemini Pro 1.5 Integration: dive into new depths with Google's latest AI model, Gemini Pro 1.5, now fully integrated and ready to power your assistants.

🔍 Dust Tool: Extract Data
You can now process large amounts of data from a specific time frame to extract structured information. This powerful new capability enables use cases like summarizing incident reports, creating project status updates, or generating meeting recaps across multiple channels. Learn more about how to use the Extract feature in this blog post.

🌐 Dust Tool: Web Navigation
We've combined web search and browsing into a single "Web navigation" action. Your assistants can now search the web for information and browse relevant pages to provide more comprehensive answers.

📄 Support for Microsoft Office Files
You can now index Microsoft Word (.docx) and PowerPoint (.pptx) files stored in Google Drive. This expands the types of documents your assistants can access and analyze.

⚡ Zapier Integration (Beta)
Automatically add data to your Dust folders using our new Zapier block. This opens up possibilities for easily syncing various data sources with Dust. Learn more on how to set it up here.

📁 Multi-File Uploads in Chat
You can now upload multiple files simultaneously via the chat input bar. This streamlines the process of sharing private data with your AI assistants, allowing for more efficient interactions.

⚙️ Customizable Model Provider Settings
Workspace admins can now disable specific model providers in the workspace settings if needed. This gives you more control over which AI models are available within your Dust environment.

🔐 Enhanced Login Options
You can now sign up for Dust using a regular email and password, in addition to existing Gmail and GitHub options. We've also added support for Microsoft account sign-in.

👥 Improved Member Management
We've revamped the member management interface, making it easier to manage invitations, view pending invites, and update user roles within your workspace.

➕ And more...

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