Gmail web version finally gets AI feature to help users draft error-free emails

In August, Google introduced generative Artificial Intelligence (gen AI)-based Gemini features to help users draft messages and proofread emails on Gmail. But, it was limited to mobile apps.

Now, the search engine giant expanded the AI-based 'Refine my draft' features to the web version of Gmail.

Once updated to the latest version, users will see the new 'Help me write' option. It can help with composing emails.

The user has to just start typing and once the word count reaches 12, a shortcut ​​'Refine my draft' appears below the email content. It offers five options-- Polish, Formalise, Elaborate, or Shorten your draft, or Write a new draft.

Gemin-powered Polish option on Gmail Web.

With this new feature, users can write grammatically correct emails to colleagues or clients with less anxiety.

It should be noted that the new AI feature is being rolled out in phases and will take some time to reach all users worldwide.

In a related development, Google will be soon rolling out a new update this week to the Photos app that will help users detect AI-generated fake images.

Besides the photos captured through the phone, the images that are forwarded on messenger apps such as WhatsApp also get stored on the Google Photos app.

In India, there is a surge in the spread of synthetically generated images to defame people, particularly in politics and the cinema field.

Google's Photos app will match metadata based on technical standards from The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) to indicate whether they’ve been edited using generative AI or not.

With this, users will be able to know if the photo they received on their messenger app is fake or not.

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