Google’s AI Aims to Replace Your Morning Social Media Scroll
▼ Summary
– Google is launching an experimental AI agent called “CC” to provide a personalized daily morning briefing by analyzing a user’s emails, calendar, and documents.
– The “Your Day Ahead” briefing summarizes a user’s schedule, key tasks, and updates, and can also draft emails and create calendar links.
– CC is initially available in early access to paid subscribers over 18 in the US and Canada, with a waitlist opening at launch.
– The agent is built with Google’s Gemini AI model and learns by connecting to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and the internet, with options for user personalization.
– This new Google agent is similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Pulse, a personalized briefing tool launched previously and praised by CEO Sam Altman.
Google is introducing a new AI-powered feature designed to become your morning ritual, aiming to replace the habitual scroll through social media. This experimental tool, named CC, acts as a personal assistant by analyzing your emails, calendar, and documents to generate a customized daily briefing delivered directly to your inbox. The company envisions this as a more productive way to start the day, providing a clear summary of your schedule, key tasks, and important reminders.
The service, called “Your Day Ahead,” compiles a personalized overview each morning. This briefing outlines your daily appointments and highlights critical updates you might need, such as upcoming bills or preparation needed for meetings. Beyond just summarizing, CC can also draft emails and create calendar links, allowing users to take immediate action and get a jump on their day’s responsibilities.
Initially, access to CC is limited. It is launching in an early access phase for paid subscribers who are over 18 in the United States and Canada. Google has opened a waitlist for interested users, though the company has not specified how long this waitlist period will last or when the feature might see a broader rollout to other regions or user groups.
This new agent is powered by Google’s Gemini AI model. It gathers information by connecting to a user’s Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive accounts, and it can also pull data from the internet. Google notes that the tool becomes more personalized over time; users can teach it more about their preferences by replying to its briefings or by sending it direct emails with additional context or instructions.
CC joins a growing family of specialized AI agents from Google that assist with activities like coding, shopping, and web browsing within the Chrome browser. Its functionality bears a striking resemblance to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Pulse, a personalized briefing tool launched several months prior. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, publicly praised Pulse, calling it his favorite recent feature from the company.
(Source: The Verge)
