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Daily Brief was one of the many new AI features unveiled during the Google I/O keynote. It’s Google’s attempt at a generative AI assistant, designed to help organize your life and pull information from various sources. If that sounds familiar, it should. Google tried something similar with Daily Hub when the Pixel 10 series launched, only to pull it back for further improvements shortly after.
It’s also similar to what Samsung has tried with Now Brief, with limited success. On paper, it seems like a fantastic idea. I’d enjoy having a generative assistant that pores over my communications, schedule, and local weather to come up with the best plan of attack for my day — but that’s far from reality.
I’ve used Daily Brief for a few days, and Google has plenty of work to do.
Do you like the idea of Daily Brief and Now Brief? 8 votes No way. I don't need an AI assistant. 25 % Sure, it sounds like a good idea if done right. 75 %
The sales pitch for Daily Brief sounds good
Daily Brief is a personalized digest designed to help you organize your day. In theory, it’ll read through your emails, calendar, and to-do list, prioritizing items and reminding you of what is on your plate. It’s actually a good idea, and if it worked properly, I’d enjoy using it. Unfortunately, it’s not useful in its current state.
Through a few days of use, Daily Brief has yet to produce anything that feels generative or even remotely useful. It constantly reminds me of emails I intentionally ignore, like reviewing sign-in requests from accounts. It’s urged me two days in a row to explore more of the features of the Motorola Razr Ultra I’m testing, and it repeatedly thinks it’s a good idea if I find more ways to use Google’s Gemini tools — hardly the succinct and prioritized summary of my day I was promised.
I’m still high on the idea of Daily Brief and Now Brief if one of these companies can implement it properly.
It’s especially disappointing because Google’s short-lived Daily Hub showed more promise. Yes, it was often a preview of the weather and of my calendar for the day, but it did manage to slip in some personalized touches. It knew my bowling league season was about to start, so it suggested helpful YouTube videos and apps to help me keep track of my scores. It wasn’t Earth-shattering, but it felt tailored to me.
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