ChatGPT sends an unsolicited email into a user's Gmail, slipping past spam filters
_HillCruiser · reddit · 2026-09-28
A user planning a route on Google Maps found an unsolicited email from ChatGPT in their Gmail inbox, offering to turn the route and departure time into a simple driving plan with things to double-check like road conditions, weather, and parking.
The user speculates that with agents increasingly on standby, there may be many idle agents looking for things to do — and notes that Gmail's spam filter let the message through. It's a telling sign of how AI agents are starting to proactively reach into everyday user tools.
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