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As a critical part of incorporating generative AI into its services, Google is updating Gmail on Android and iOS to feature automatic email summarisation powered by Gemini AI. Unlike earlier iterations, where users had to request a summary manually, this feature now offers dynamic summaries that display automatically if enabled for certain emails. This also falls under the company’s larger plan of embedding AI into its ecosystem with the intent of increasing efficiency and streamlining productivity.

Gmail users on mobile devices will receive automatic summarisation of complex or long email threads. Gemini AI automatically displays a summary card containing the corresponding data.

- Summaries focus on email replies to complex threads

- Bullet point replies (can be marked checked)

- Each reply exposes new information

- Summaries are modified as replies are received

- The users need a summary, but he is too busy scrolling; this is the aim of the feature.

The goal here is to enable users faster understanding of the outcome of a threaded conversation.

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Is It Possible To Disable Summaries Done By AI?

Absolutely, those who prefer more customisation over their inbox can choose to turn off the AI summaries option. However, opting out comes with trade-offs:

You need to disable the "smart features" setting on Gmail.

This disables the use of other AI tools such as:

- Smart Compose.

- Smart Reply.

- Notification prioritisation.

- Package tracking.

Even with the features off, you still have the option to manually ask for summaries when you require them.

In What Manner Does Gemini Generate Email Summaries?

The technology that enables this functionality is based on large language models (LLMs), which are the same type of artificial intelligence that powers chatbots and other generative systems. In the process of creating summaries, Google uses an LLM to analyse the text of your emails, and that LLM may be utilised to optimise other services later on.

Addressing privacy issues does not eliminate the positive impact that generative AI can have in ordinary applications such as Gmail.

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Finding the Middle Ground Between Useful And Privacy Respecting

By adopting automatic summarisation, Google has taken a step that reflects the ongoing shift towards AI-enabled productivity tools. While the new feature will surely help people dealing with complex, long email threads, others may prefer to do without additional automation for simple emails.

The automated method of creating summaries may be annoying for some users, but Google is relying on the fact that most people will appreciate the convenience it brings.

Conclusion

Google's integration of Gemini AI within Gmail represents a great step in the progression of AI-powered communication. With modern technology it creates automatic summaries to ease the process of managing overflowing emails. While not devoid of drawbacks, this change stands to benefit users considerably, particularly those using mobile devices to manage emails. As with all recent strides in artificial intelligence, it remains to be seen how people embrace this change in managing their inboxes.

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