Google announces that Gmail on mobile phones is significantly faster thanks to AI

Google says it will make it much easier to search for old emails containing guidelines from your boss, friends’ addresses, airline reward numbers, and more.

On Friday, the company announced an AI update for Gmail. Over the next 15 days, when end-users search their inbox, they will see “Top Results” above the “All Results” section. This new category, powered by Google’s machine learning models, analyzes search terms, most recent emails, and “other relevant factors” to determine which messages are counted as the best match for a query. decide whether

The news is the latest in a series of strategic changes to the email service, including May’s controversial update to its inactive account policy. If a Google account has not been used for his two years, the company can then delete the account, including all accounts. of its content and data. Google completed the rollout of his new Gmail interface to all users in February. The interface was redesigned and focused on the company’s other productivity tools.

The shift in strategy likely coincides with Google’s recent cost-cutting measures and CEO Sundar Pichai’s plans to boost the company’s “20% productivity boost.” At Alphabet’s latest earnings call, executives discussed plans to allocate resources to areas such as AI and search, with business chief Philip Schindler saying, “Surface demand in an uncertain environment and deliver measurable ROI. The ability of search to do” was emphasized.

In a blog post, Google said the feature was a “highly requested” feature and is available to all account holders and customers.