Yahoo's AI-Powered Email Sorting Feature Helps You 'Catch Up'. How It Works

From CNET: I might be the kind of person who ruthlessly combs through new emails the very second I see that red circle in the corner of the app icon, but I've had enough glimpses at the screens of my friends and family to know that my way of doing things is far from common.

If you're the type of person who struggles with the process of getting through your email inbox, Yahoo Mail is rolling out a new feature that could be just what you need: an AI-powered catch-up tool to help you sift through bundles of unread emails and decide what's important enough to keep around. It's available now and only on the Yahoo Mail iOS and Android apps.

So how's it going to work?

"AI-powered summaries provide scannable email previews, giving users the option to 'delete' or 'keep in inbox' with a simple tap," Yahoo explained. "The final reward? A celebratory screen for users to see how many emails they deleted, and how fast they did it."

Yahoo also cited a few recent survey findings to back up the utility of this new feature. According to the company's own internal data, around half of its email users are either Millennials or Gen Z, with a study conducted by Pollfish finding that nearly 50% of people from those generations claim to have missed important events because of their messy email inboxes, despite 70% also claiming that they check it multiple times a day. That survey was conducted between May 27-28, with 1,000 respondents across the US -- 500 Millennials and 500 Gen Zs.

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