Google is unleashing Gemini AI features on Gmail. Users will have to opt out

Google is adding Gemini AI features to Gmail, which now has more than 3 billion users.
Some of the AI features will be turned on by default in inboxes, so users will have to opt out if they don’t want them.
The company said Gmail will now be able to better summarize emails and suggest responses.

Last year, Google’s Gemini integration in Gmail allowed users to do things like search messages, draft emails from prompts, improve grammar and generate custom responses.

One of the new features is “Suggested Replies,” which Google says uses the context of a user’s emails to create one-click responses. It’s an update to a prior tool called “Smart Replies.” The company is also upgrading a proofreading option for checking grammar and making messages more concise.

Driven by its rapid advancements in AI, Google parent Alphabet topped Apple by market cap on Wednesday for the first time since 2019, continuing a rally that made the stock the best performer among tech megacaps last year. Meanwhile, OpenAI soared to a private market valuation of $500 billion late last year, and Anthropic said Wednesday that it’s valued at $350 billion in a new funding round.