Elon Musk might think AI could lead us toward annihilation, but until that time, artificial intelligence keeps on making our lives easier. At Google’s annual I/O developer conference, the company revealed that the technology will power a new Gmail feature that can write your emails for you, almost.
Smart Compose lets you quickly draft an email by suggesting words and phrases (via a greyed-out selection) that you might want to use, almost like an advanced version of autocorrect. If you’re happy with what’s suggested, which is based on a user’s style and habits, just hit the tab key to add it to the message.