For all the talk about AI productivity gain, I wish they actually implemented it in gmail.

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Summary

A user laments that despite AI hype, Gmail still lacks practical AI features like auto-extracting meeting times from emails, natural-language email search, and smart calendar integration.

So many companies are talking about how great AI will be for productivity. And yet the one most easiest use case I can think of, they haven't implemented it yet. I get meeting invites and emails coordinating video calls. Sometimes, they don't come with a calendar invite. Sure would be nice for AI to figure out when the meeting is taking place and offer a 1 click button to add it to my calendar. Instead I have to do it manually. Sometimes, I vaguely remember past emails that I need to look for. Things like "so and so sent me an email regarding this topic, but I cant remember the contents or keyword search, can you find it for me". Sure would be nice to use AI in a Q/A format to find those emails, instead of guessing 10 keywords that fits the context of that conversation that I think has a chance of hitting on the 1 mail Im trying to find. I know that Gemini is somewhat available, but you have to pay. And technically, the feature list they advertise doesn't include either of that functionality. Drafting emails is nice, but I wish email management and integration of email events with other apps (like the calendar stuff) is the next step they take. Having a scheduler functionality would be super nice, like a mini executive assistant. Delete or decline a meeting invite? Ai should prompt you for permission to send a short message to that organizer to explain why you had to cancel and reschedule based on free slots on your calendar.
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