About whether an email assistant that learns which emails you answer counts as AI.
Has this happened?
Yes 86 (72%)Not sure 15 (13%)No 18 (15%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether an email assistant that learns which emails you answer counts as AI.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
It is only AI to a layperson.
It seems like the "AI" is that it "learns" what emails you send replies to.
If it wants to be AI and useful, it should learn how to reply to those emails. This is just another Chrome extension (useful but it doesn't clear my bar of AI)