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🍜 Tests show AI still cannot do your job..
AI wants to clean your inbox, CES reminded us some inventions should stay in the lab, and robots are still not ready to steal your job just yet...
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AI wants to clean your inbox, CES reminded us some inventions should stay in the lab, and robots are still not ready to steal your job just yet. Let’s enjoy the irony. Gmail is getting an AI Inbox that summarizes your emails. Finally, a bot to tell you “this thread is pointless” and “yes, you are still being CC’d for no reason.” Inbox zero is now emotional support. 📬 CES absolutely roasted AI fridges and gadgets nobody asked for. Turns out adding AI to a refrigerator does not fix the fact that you still forgot to buy milk. Innovation peaked somewhere between “smart ice” and regret. 🧊 And tests show AI still cannot fully do most jobs. The bots crushed brainstorming and then immediately fell apart when asked to finish real tasks without supervision. Congratulations humans, you live to work another day. 🤖
From inbox babysitters to cursed gadgets to robots failing job interviews, the AI future remains extremely helpful and extremely unserious. Let’s dig in.
In today’s AI digest:
Gmail is getting an AI Inbox that summarizes your emails 📬
CES roasts AI fridges and gadgets nobody wanted 🧊
Tests show AI still cannot fully do most jobs 🤖
Read time: 6 minutes
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(source: Wired)
📬 The Digest: Gmail is getting an AI Inbox that summarizes your emails so you no longer have to emotionally prepare before opening your inbox. The goal is simple let AI read the chaos for you and tell you what actually matters.
Key Details:
🤖 AI Reads The Mess So You Do Not Have To
Long email threads now get short summaries. Instead of scrolling through twelve replies you get the plot twist in two sentences.
📋 Turns Emails Into A To Do List
The AI flags things you should respond to pay or schedule. Basically Gmail is becoming that friend who reminds you what you promised three weeks ago.
✍️ Helps You Sound Organized
It can also suggest replies and draft responses so you look productive even if you are answering emails from bed at noon.
🔐 Google Says Your Emails Are Safe
Google claims your emails are not used to train its main AI models and you can turn the feature off. Whether you trust that is between you and your unread count.
Why It Matters: Inbox zero has been a lie for years and Google knows it. This is Gmail admitting defeat and handing the problem to AI. If it works your stress drops. If it fails at least someone else read that passive aggressive thread for you. Somewhere an inbox with forty seven thousand unread emails just felt hope for the first time.
AI gadgets
(source: YahooFinance)
🧊 The Digest: CES once again proved that just because you can add AI to something does not mean you should. This year the internet collectively roasted AI fridges and gadgets that nobody asked for and nobody plans to buy. Innovation was present. Common sense took the week off.
Key Details:
🥶 AI Fridges Took The Crown For Worst Vibes
Smart fridges packed with screens cameras and voice assistants confused everyone. People want cold food not a motivational speech from the produce drawer.
🤖 Everything Was Suddenly AI Powered
Hair clippers doorbells mirrors and random plastic objects all claimed to be powered by AI. At some point the word lost meaning and became a sticker.
📦 Solutions Looking For A Problem
Industry insiders openly mocked gadgets that exist purely because someone could build them. If your product demo needs ten sentences to explain why it exists that is already a red flag.
👀 Attendees Were Not Subtle About It
Social media lit up with jokes memes and disbelief. CES remains the only place where the future is unveiled and immediately laughed at.
Why It Matters: The backlash shows consumers are getting smarter about AI hype. People want useful upgrades not appliances that spy on them while doing nothing better. Somewhere an engineer is staring at an AI fridge thinking maybe next year we just make it quieter and call it innovation.
AI jobs
(source: WashingtonPost)
🤖 The Digest: New tests are confirming what many workers already suspected. AI talks a big game but still struggles to actually do most jobs from start to finish. It is impressive in demos and a little lost once real work shows up.
Key Details:
📊 AI Finishes Very Few Real Tasks
In real world tests AI systems only completed a tiny share of full job assignments without help. Turns out doing one step well is not the same as doing the whole thing.
🧠 Context Is Still A Problem
AI often misses nuance logic and follow up decisions. It can answer questions fast but freezes when things get messy which is basically every job ever.
👀 Humans Are Still Supervising Everything
Most companies keep people in the loop because AI can confidently make mistakes. That means less replacement and more babysitting.
⚙️ Automation Works Best In Narrow Jobs
AI shines in repetitive structured tasks. The moment creativity judgment or human interaction is required it starts asking metaphorical questions.
Why It Matters: The robots are not coming for most jobs yet. They are coming for the annoying parts of jobs. AI is less “take your career” and more “help with the spreadsheet.” Somewhere an employee just sighed in relief while their AI assistant confidently suggested something that made absolutely no sense.
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1. Install Wordtune
Add the Wordtune extension to your browser or integrate it with your writing tools (Google Docs, email, text editor).
Pro tip: Keep it active in the environments where you write the most — like Gmail and Docs.
2. Select the Text You Want to Improve
Highlight a sentence or paragraph that needs a rewrite or tone adjustment.
Pro tip: Use Wordtune early in editing so structure and voice evolve together.
3. Choose a Rewrite Option
Click Wordtune and pick a suggestion: Simplify, Formal, Casual, Expand, Shorten or other modes.
Pro tip: Test several modes to see which best fits your audience and purpose.
4. Apply the Rewrite
Click to replace the original text with the improved version.
Pro tip: Customize the suggested text further — Wordtune gives a starting point, you still own the voice.
5. Repeat Through Your Draft
Go through your document or email until your whole piece flows clearly and consistently.
Pro tip: Use the tone selector to match intent (e.g., professional for outreach, conversational for social posts).
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