Every morning, you can make your coffee, brush your teeth, and read about Google AI.
Google Labs on Tuesday announced a new AI productivity tool titled CC. Built with Gemini, CC creates a summary of your morning priorities based on your Gmail, Calendar, and Drive. Google users can also send CC emails at any time to perform tasks such as setting reminders, scheduling events, and summarizing emails.
CC comes from Google Labs, a division of Google that launched “Project Tailwind” in 2022. Then came NotebookLM, Google's hugely successful AI research tool.
A common example from Google Labs' new CC tools website. Google Labs
After remaining on the waiting list for a few hours, I was approved to take my own CC information session. At 5:18 a.m. the next morning, Google AI's “Your Day Ahead” celebration of the upcoming weekend arrived in my inbox. The contents are as follows.
- A “Most Curious” section about upcoming deadlines that need my attention. Source is my email. Tasks also included time estimates, which were generally accurate.
- Offers from Southwest Airlines, Qdoba, and T-Mobile expire in the next few days.
- A list of Broadway shows that are closing soon.
- Link to my “Year in Review” on LinkedIn.
- A Partiful invitation reminder appears on my calendar.
- Kind words from Google AI reminded me that “the weekend is almost here” and wished me a “productive day.”
Receive dozens of newsletters. I emailed back, “Hey CC, could you pick the four most important articles I should read from all the unread newsletters in my inbox?”
My CC said he “didn't find much in today's newsletter,” and the only one he found was from CNN, and he “couldn't get a complete overview.” That was strange. There were also two unread New York Times newsletters, one from New York Magazine and one from GQ.
However, four articles were extracted from yesterday's newsletter, three articles from Vanity Fair, and one article from The Atlantic.
Users can email CC directly for calendar events, emails, and other Google tasks. Screenshot via Google
I decided to try an easier task. Sometimes Letterboxd sends me free or discounted movie tickets, but the offers stay in my “Promotions” folder. Got an offer we should know about?
My CC offered 5 different discounts on movies such as 'No Other Choice' and 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'. If I hadn't asked, I wouldn't have known such an offer existed.
To me, that's the real promise of Google's CC. It's about reading through endless promotional emails and deciding what you need to know. Get great deals without having to dig through your spam folder.
We believe CC is a great tool for corporate work environments, but it's not allowed yet. The waitlist is open to Google users in the United States and Canada who are 18 years or older and have a personal email. Corporate accounts are not allowed.
If you'd like to try Google's CC tools, you can join the waitlist here.
