Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox
Ars Technica••technology
Key Points:
- Google is expanding AI integration in Gmail with new Gemini-powered features, including AI Overviews in search that summarize email content in response to natural language queries, currently available to paying subscribers.
- AI Pro and Ultra subscribers gain access to a new AI proofreading tool that offers nuanced writing suggestions beyond standard spellcheck, leveraging Google's advanced Gemini 3 models.
- Google is testing a new AI Inbox that prioritizes important unread emails and summarizes less critical messages, with an opt-in rollout planned for trusted testers before wider release.
- Previously premium-only AI features like email summaries, Help me write, and Suggested replies are being made available to all Gmail users, signaling a gradual expansion of AI tools beyond paid tiers.
- Users can disable AI features by turning off "Smart
