Google is testing an email-based productivity assistant

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

Powered by Gemini, CC can connect to your accounts, such as Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar, and provide you with a daily summary via email. This “Your Day Ahead” email makes users aware of their tasks, summarizes their calendar, and provides key updates for the day from these accounts.

You can also reply to or email CC at any time with requests such as adding tasks, marking them as per 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 or older. The company said Assistant is only available for consumer Google accounts at the moment and not for Workspace accounts.

There are many examples of email-based, AI-powered summaries and assistants. Sequoia supported Mindywho now works in creative and marketing, started out as an email assistant. Other meeting note takers like Read AI and Fireflies also send users a daily summary, but may not have the context of Email and Drive. hooks, An audio app created by the former makers of Google NotebookLMcreates a daily summary in podcast form containing data from your email, calendar, and news preferences.