I didn't think sensationalism could be this... sensational.
Basically, Google thinks everyone is dumb by adding extra, helpful features to GMail, many of which are opt-in. Google thinks we're lazy, not stupid... and it's right. GMail that can write my e-mail for me? Where do I sign up?!
Agreed. The ideal computer should magically figure out my intent and do it without any input whatsoever. Until we reach that ideal, it makes sense to make tireless computers do as much of the work as possible.
The feature they added today - "canned responses" is priceless if you are using Gmail for your business. It's even more useful when you are running your customer support via Gmail.
A sensationalist overreaction. It seems like she ran out of things to write about.
To actually address her point, GMail isn't assuming its users are brainless cabbages, they're merely allowing you to reallocate your time & brainpower to more important things.
Can't help but wonder if anyone noticed any irony in the title? It was more of a joke, just an observation that Gmail is getting all the things a human should do from us. Sorry, did not mean it to be sensational, really.
Gmail and other email providers are just beginning to add features that will effectively move a lot of the intelligence that is required from the user today to the software. It is not exactly easy to use email today, people come up with a lot a solutions on their own to be more effective. Email programs will be doing most of the work that was traditionally done by humans which not only is waste of our time but also requires quite a lot of discipline.
Basically, Google thinks everyone is dumb by adding extra, helpful features to GMail, many of which are opt-in. Google thinks we're lazy, not stupid... and it's right. GMail that can write my e-mail for me? Where do I sign up?!