Vertex AI Search: Table and image annotation in layout parser GA
The table and image annotation features within Vertex AI Search's layout parser are now generally available. This allows users to generate descriptive text annotations for tables and images, which can then be incorporated into generated answers. This enhancement is relevant for engineers and architects working with document AI and search solutions on Google Cloud.
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- Vertex AI Search Agent Search: Table and image annotation in layout parser
Agent Search: Table and image annotation in layout parser The table annotation and image annotation features of the layout parser are generally available (GA). You can ask the layout parser to annotate images or tables with a descriptive block of text describing the information in the image or table. The annotation can then be used as a source in a generated answer. For more information, see Layout parser .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#May_27_2026
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