Letting AI bots loose on your inbox gets you a Google 'unusual emails deleted' security alert

petergyang · x · 2026-11-01

The author first showed off his "AI morning routine": wake up to a chain of bots — Grok Bot, Muse, Dots, Duet — all nudging him about emails, then do nothing and go back to bed. The follow-up is the punchline: Google flagged an unusually large number of deleted emails from a Linux device in California, signed him out, and he had no idea which bot caused it. Lesson: secure your accounts before letting uncontrolled agents touch them.

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