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CNET
2 days ago
- Business
- CNET
Some Gmail Users Now Will Get AI Email Summaries Automatically
Don't want AI to summarize your Gmail messages? You might see it anyway. Some Gmail app users soon will see AI-generated summaries of their emails, according to a Google blog post on Thursday. Gmail users with paid Workspace accounts and accounts with Google AI Premium subscriptions will see the summaries in the Gmail app on Android and iOS. Previously, users had to tap the "summarize this email" button at the top of their phone screen for the AI summary, but now, the summaries will just appear. Some users may be already seeing the changes, but it could take up to 15 days to roll out to all users. In the AI email summary, Gemini will provide bullet points of all the key aspects of the email and will update the summary with any subsequent replies to the email thread. The summaries will only be available for emails in English, as of now. The summaries will occur automatically "where a summary is helpful, such as longer email threads or messages with several replies," according to Google. Users can disable the automatic AI summaries, but doing that will also disable other smart features such as high-priority notifications, package tracking, Smart Compose, Smart Reply, and nudges. It's all part of Google's latest plan to get users to interact further with Gemini, its AI-powered assistant. Last year, Google enabled Gemini in the side panel of Gmail to summarize email threads, get help drafting an email, see suggested responses to an email thread, and other features. Gemini is also available in the side panel of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Drive. If you don't want Gemini in your Gmail at all. CNET has a guide to disabling it.
Android Authority
3 days ago
- Business
- Android Authority
No action needed: Gmail now saves you time with automatic email summaries
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Gmail on smartphones now automatically offers AI-generated summaries for some emails. Google says this applies to situations like long email threads and messages with several replies. The feature is available today for Gmail on Android and iOS. Google has been on a quest to bring generative AI to many of its apps and services, and Gmail is no exception. The company currently offers AI tools like writing assistance and summaries, and it's now making the latter feature more prominent. Google revealed on its Workspace Updates blog that AI-generated summaries will now automatically show at the top of some emails in Gmail for Android and iOS. Previously, you'd need to tap the 'summarize this email' button in the app to generate a summary. These summaries would be displayed in emails where a summary is deemed helpful. The company specifically gives examples like longer email threads or messages with several replies. 'Gemini will synthesize all the key points from the email thread and any replies thereafter will also be a part of the synopsis, keeping all summaries up to date,' Google explains. How often do you use AI features in Gmail? 0 votes All the time! NaN % I use them now and again NaN % I don't use AI in Gmail NaN % Google says this feature is available today in English, although it might take up to 15 days to see it. The company adds that you can still manually trigger AI-generated summaries for emails by tapping the 'summarize this email' button. That's useful if the automatic summary hasn't kicked in for your desired message or thread. These automatic summaries should be helpful for many people, although the scattershot nature of generative AI means you should still check the entirety of more important email threads. Don't care for these summaries? You can disable them by disabling Gemini integration in Gmail, but you do lose out on other Gemini features (e.g. the Gemini chatbot) by doing this. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
