Google turns your inbox into more of an assistant with AI summaries, smarter drafting tools, and a new “AI Inbox” view starting to roll out to users in the US. This shift is powered by Google’s latest Gemini models and marks one of the biggest changes to Gmail since it launched.
AI went from answering questions to executing tasks on its own. This piece breaks down how we got from basic chatbots to systems that can plan, use tools, and work toward goals with autonomy, and why understanding this shift matters if you're entering the workforce or using these tools daily.