Google tests an email-based productivity assistant

Productivity is a space where companies want to continue experimenting with AI assistants, hoping that they will save time for users and, as a result, want to use these assistants more often. Google today launched one such experimental email-based assistant called CC through a Google Labs experiment.

CC, powered by Gemini, can connect to your accounts, such as Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar, and give you a daily overview via email. This ‘Your Day Ahead’ email makes users aware of their tasks, summarizes their agenda and provides important updates for the day from these accounts.

You can also reply or email CC at any time with requests such as adding tasks, learning your preferences, remembering notes, or searching for information.

Currently, CC is available to AI Pro and Ultra users in the US and Canada who are 18 years or older. The company said the assistant is currently only available for consumer Google accounts, and not for Workspace accounts.

There are several examples of AI-powered, email-based instructions and assistants. Sequoia-backed Mindy, who now works in the creative and marketing space, started as an email assistant. Other meeting note takers, like Read AI and Fireflies, also send users a daily summary, but may lack context from email and Drive. Huxe, an audio app created by former Google NotebookLM creators, creates a daily summary in the form of a podcast using data from your email, calendar, and news preferences.