# Bad Influence story: Google previews ai.classify and ai.extract SQL functions for AlloyDB AI

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 12:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/2cbba338-e0c5-4cd4-9e8f-9e6c4eb15912

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Latest update (11-11 12:00): Google previews ai.classify and ai.extract SQL functions for AlloyDB AI

Overview: Google announces the preview of two SQL functions, ai.classify and ai.extract, in AlloyDB AI. ai.classify assigns text to one or more user-defined categories, and ai.extract turns unstructured text into JSON that matches a target schema. Both run inside the database using standard SQL.

The functions require version 1.6.1 or later of the google_ml_integration extension and PostgreSQL 18. Google says smart batching groups inputs into micro-batches when queries run.

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1. 11-11 12:00 · Google Cloud · AI & Machine Learning (from the company) · [Google previews ai.classify and ai.extract SQL functions for AlloyDB AI](https://badinfluence.news/items/dqhk68xzxqyszhtsuf3n2xhz2)
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