AI assistant proactively digs activation email out of trash — a surprising productivity win
aronchick · x · 2026-11-04
A user let AI scan his inbox for missed follow-ups; unprompted, it searched his trash, found an account activation email that arrived Oct 30 with a seven-day expiry, and flagged that the resend window ran through Nov 6. 'Unquestionably a productivity boost without a single bit of work.'
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