From PC Mag: Much like how Google Search now gives you an AI element at the top of its results, Gmail will now give you an automatic summary of some of your emails.
Google first introduced email summaries in June 2024, and they're now turned on by default. The AI summary appears in a box at the top of an email under the subject line, with up to three bullet points breaking down the whole email chain. The idea is that Gemini will give you key takeaways from longer email chains so you can scan for the most important information.
Google says it won’t appear on all emails, and the company's messaging seems to suggest the feature will be used for longer conversations or complicated topics. The summary will also be updated as new information is added, meaning new replies to the chain may change the summary at the top.
If you find Gemini hasn't summarized an email chain when you wanted it to, you can manually activate the feature by clicking the Summarize this email button at the top of the message.
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