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Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left
Key takeaways
- I see a few new messages regarding feedback on a project I m working on.
- I focus the message box to draft a reply, but there s already one there.
- A colorful animation steals my focus for a second highlighting a new help me write button.
I go to check my email in Gmail s web UI. I see a few new messages regarding feedback on a project I m working on. I click through to read one of them and the first thing I m greeted with is a message summary I didn t ask for generated by a language model.
I focus the message box to draft a reply, but there s already one there. It was also generated by the language model. I delete it, replacing it with my own.
Afterward, I go to compose a new message. A colorful animation steals my focus for a second highlighting a new help me write button. I ignore it and move on to filling in the recipients and subject line.
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