Google has introduced a new AI inbox for Gmail, designed to provide a personalized overview of your tasks and notify you of important updates. Gmail is also introducing AI overviews in search (similar to Google Search) and a Grammarly-like proofreading feature. In addition, Gmail is bringing several AI features to all users that were previously only available to paid users.
AI inbox is the most important of all, representing a major overhaul of the Gmail experience, with built-in artificial intelligence able to quickly and easily review the current state of your inbox and list priorities.
The new AI features will be available to free Gmail consumers rather than Workspace customers initially. Google will roll them out in the U.S. with support for English. Some of the features will be available for free, including Suggested Replies, AI Overviews, and Help Me Write.
With the new AI Overviews in Gmail search, users can now search their inbox using natural language questions to get a quick answer instead of having to rely on traditional keyword search and open multiple emails to find specific information.
Importantly, Google has announced privacy protections for the new Gmail features. The AI tools are powered by Gemini 3, which will process Gmail requests in an isolated, privacy-safe architecture.
Google said in an informational event attended by BGR that it will not train future versions of its AI models on email content and that the user is always in control. Nevertheless, questions remain about how Gmail processes and handles the new AI features.
AI Overviews and Proofread will require a premium Gemini subscription, including Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. AI Inbox will roll out more broadly later this year.
By bringing out its own proofreading tool, Google likely hopes people will stop turning to third-party tools or plugging their emails into ChatGPT to fix them.
While demonstrating the new AI inbox feature, Googler Blake Barnes switched from his personal Gmail account to the demo version, telling the media that he wasn’t quite ready to share his personal AI inbox with the world yet. Most Gmail users might not feel comfortable sharing their personal emails with anyone, including AI, unless they know that strong privacy features protect that data exchange.
Google confirmed to BGR that the email data will not be used for ads.
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