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To improve email search efficiency in Gmail, Google recently launched an optional AI-powered search feature. This new feature aims to enhance the email search experience, making it easier for users to find the emails they need. According to information published by Google on its blog, "The Keyword," Gmail search results will no longer be solely based on keyword input and chronological order. Instead, the new feature considers multiple factors, including recent emails, most clicked emails, and frequently accessed emails.

Google announced a major upgrade to its Gmail search functionality on Thursday, introducing artificial intelligence to optimize email search results. This new feature will consider factors such as recency, click frequency, and contact usage to help users find the emails they need faster. Previously, Gmail search only displayed emails containing keywords in chronological order. Google stated: "With this update, the email you're looking for is more likely to appear at the top of your search results—saving you valuable time and helping you find important information more easily."

Google is expanding the 'Help me write' feature to the web version of Gmail, allowing users to craft or refine emails using Gemini AI. Similar to the mobile version, users will see prompts to use this feature when opening a blank draft in Gmail. However, it is important to note that the 'Help me write' feature is not available to everyone; it is only accessible to subscribers of Google One AI Premium or those with Gemini W.

Google announced on Thursday that it has launched the AI assistant feature—Gmail Q&A— for paid users of Gmail on Android devices, with plans to roll it out to iOS devices in the future. This feature allows users to interact directly with the AI assistant Gemini within the Gmail app to read and summarize inbox content or search for specific information, such as key points from particular emails or costs of past company marketing campaigns. The functionality enhances information retrieval efficiency by adding a Gemini button next to the traditional search bar. Currently, this feature is limited to email.

Google has introduced a 'refinement' feature to Gmail, aimed at enhancing email quality and ensuring more appropriate expression. This feature is implemented through the Gemini writing tool, allowing users to choose options like 'Formalize', 'Expand', or 'Refine' under the 'Help Me Write' section to optimize email content. The AI writing tool is more intuitive and user-friendly on Android and iOS devices. Users with a Google One AI Premium account or Gmail Workspace can enjoy this feature for quick optimization of new drafts.

Gmail has recently launched the Summarize feature supported by Gemini for Android and iOS users. This feature is currently available only to paying customers and is designed to improve email handling efficiency by summarizing email content. The Summarize feature generates a "Summarize this Email" button below the subject line, but it is only applicable to email threads with more than two replies. After the user clicks the button, the system generates key points within a second and displays them

Google recently unveiled an innovative feature in the Gmail sidebar called the Gemini Smart Assistant, designed to provide users with a more efficient email handling experience through its AI model (Gemini 1.5 Pro). This new feature allows users to perform multiple tasks, including summarizing email threads, suggesting email replies, assisting in composing emails, and extracting specific information from their inbox or Google Drive files.

Google recently announced a series of new AI features based on Gemini for Gmail, aimed at completely transforming the user email management experience. This initiative not only marks a significant upgrade for Gmail but also reflects Google's ongoing efforts in the field of AI applications.

Google is set to add voice input support to its AI-assisted email drafting feature 'Help Me Write'. This feature aims to leverage generative AI to help users draft emails more easily. Currently in the testing phase, users need to provide written prompts like 'Help me write an introduction for someone I met at a meeting'. Reports say that soon users will be able to use this feature via voice input. In the Gmail mobile app, users can activate it by clicking on 'Voice Draft Email' above the keyboard.

Google recently launched extensions connecting its AI chatbot Bard with products like Gmail and Docs. These extensions can assist users in finding the information they need among a large volume of unread emails and documents. However, Bard extensions struggle with understanding the semantic context, often misinterpreting user queries' intentions. Currently, the extensions are still quite clunky and need further improvement to become truly reliable work assistants. Users should be cautious about the risks to their privacy from Bard accessing personal information.

The Bard extension launched by Google uses a large language model designed to summarize emails and plan trips, but it has generated emails that were never sent. A reporter found that Bard AI created false emails and even incorrectly provided flight information and fabricated train details. Google stated that the Bard extension is still in the experimental phase, but this product has raised privacy concerns and sparked worries about potential serious mistakes that Google could make in the AI field.

Google is integrating Bard AI with Gmail, Docs, YouTube, and more, allowing users to have Bard summarize and answer questions from personal content. Bard can display relevant information from YouTube, Maps, hotels, etc. Google claims it will not store or train on users' personal content to compete with ChatGPT and Bing Chat.

Google's AI chatbot Bard has recently been updated to include support for plugins for Gmail, Docs, and Drive. The updated Google Bard now supports real-time information retrieval from applications like Google Maps, YouTube, hotels, and flights, and allows users to turn it off at any time. Users can quickly select plugins by clicking the plugin icon or typing the plugin name prefix '@'. Google Bard also introduces a public link sharing feature, allowing users to share with Bard.