Hey friends,
Whenever someone asked me to whip up a quick survey, I’d sigh.
Choosing question types, formatting answers, connecting Google Sheets — it always took longer than I expected.
But last week a colleague needed help with a registration form for a small workshop.
I decided to test out Google Forms AI (powered by Gemini).
I typed a short prompt into the “Help me create” box and hit Create.
In under five minutes we had a polished form and a live link, and people started signing up within the hour. It felt a little bit like magic.
It’s a perfect example of AI moving beyond chatbots. It’s quietly embedding itself in tools you already use.
Let me take a few minutes to take you through how you can spin up surveys/forms in seconds.
📌 What Is Google Forms AI?
Think of Google Forms AI as a text-to-survey engine built right into the Forms editor.
The feature lives in the prompt box labelled “Help me create a form.”
You type a description of the form you want, click Create, and Gemini generates a draft complete with appropriate question types.
It even suggests titles and descriptions and can pull details from Docs, Sheets, Slides or PDFs if you reference them.
Here’s what makes it special:
- Smart questions: The AI analyses your prompt and suggests multiple-choice, short-answer or checkbox questions
- Fast iterations: Click Retry for a new version, or edit your prompt and regenerate
- Prompt flexibility: You can create forms as simple as an RSVP sign-up or as specific as a multi-question survey about exercise habits
- Built-in editor: After AI generates the form, you can manually tweak any question, add more fields, or connect responses to a Google Sheet
✨ 3 Use Cases To Get You Started
Here are three examples where Google Forms AI has already saved me time and they might inspire you too.
✅ 1. Event & Registration Forms in Minutes
Earlier this month, a colleague asked me to collect RSVPs for a lunch-and-learn she was hosting.
Instead of copying a template and editing every field, I opened a blank form and typed:
“Create a simple registration form for a marketing workshop, collecting full name, email, dietary preferences and whether they need a vegetarian option. Include a question asking which date next week works best.”
Within seconds the form appeared with all the fields: text inputs for name and email, checkboxes for dietary preferences and a multiple-choice question for the date.
I hit Create, connected the form to a Sheet so we could track responses, and sent the link.
Registrations started rolling in within minutes.
Pro tip: Be specific. Mention the type of event, fields you need, and any special conditions to get a better draft.
✅ 2. Product & Competitor Feedback Surveys
Last year while I was working in a marketing team, I wanted quick feedback from our community on a new AI product idea and how it compares to existing tools. I remember the exact prompt I used:
“Create a survey for early adopters comparing our new AI feature to competitors. Ask about current tools they use, satisfaction levels, features they wish existed, and willingness to pay. Include space for optional contact info.”
The generated form included a ranking question for competitors, multiple-choice items on satisfaction, checkboxes for desired features, and a free-text question for suggestions.
Within a day we had dozens of responses, neatly organised in Sheets for analysis.
Pro tip: Connect the form to a Sheet to analyse responses. Then use Google Sheets AI to extract insights.
✅ 3. Internal Team Polls & Check-ins
Today I work with credit analysts and what they needed was a quick way to collect weekly sentiment and any blockers.
Instead of sending a Slack thread, I used Google Forms AI to create them a survey:
“Design a short weekly pulse survey for our credit team. Ask them to rate their workload, share any blockers they’re facing, and suggest one thing that would improve their workflow. Keep it under five questions.”
Now we have a consistent pulse on team health and it took less than ten minutes to set up.
Sometimes it’s easy to just create a form to collect responses and have them go straight into a Google sheet.
🛠 How to Get Started (4 Steps)
- Check access: If you’re part of Google Workspace Labs, open Google Forms and look for the “Help me create a form” box. If you don’t see it, join the Google Workspace Labs program
- Open a new form: Go to forms.google.com and start a blank form. You’ll see a prompt box at the top for AI input
- Describe your form: Type a clear, specific prompt. The more details you provide the better the draft will be.
- Click Create and let Gemini generate the form
📈 Why This Matters
We’re in the era where AI isn’t just answering questions — it’s doing the work.
Google Forms AI shows how AI models can automate repetitive tasks inside everyday apps.
Creating surveys used to be a chore; now it’s as simple as writing a sentence.
For creators, professionals and anyone who relies on feedback or data collection, this can cut your setup time in half and free you to focus on analysis, not formatting.
There’s still a place for further customization.
The AI won’t know your brand voice or nuanced logic (it will if you tell it).
But it gets you 80% there instantly, and that’s what makes it helpful.
🫡 Final Thoughts
AI isn’t just living in chatbots anymore.
It’s quietly enhancing the tools you use daily.
Google Forms AI is a perfect example: it lets you generate event sign-ups, research surveys, and internal check-ins in a fraction of the time it used to take.
For someone aiming to be AI-first, this is low-hanging fruit.
Try it this week: create one form using AI and measure how long it takes versus your old workflow.
Then forward this newsletter to a friend who always gets stuck building surveys — they’ll thank you 😉
To smarter forms and faster feedback,
Nahid
