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Anthropic’s Claude can now send Gmail emails without asking first

Anthropic has updated its Claude connector for Google Workspace to allow the AI assistant to send, reply to, and forward Gmail emails without additional user approval, a feature that requires a paid Claude plan and is off by default. The update, announced via Anthropic's Claude AI account on X, gives users the option to enable autonomous email handling, though users must still initiate the drafting or replying process.

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Anthropic’s Claude can now send Gmail emails without asking first
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Would you let [AI](https://mashable.com/category/artificial-intelligence) handle your emails?

If the masochist in you says "yes," well, I guess you're now in luck!

Anthropic has just updated its Claude connector for

Google Workspaceto allow full Gmail inbox management. This notably includes the ability for the AI assistant to send and reply to emails without additional user input or approval.

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Claude Connectors are integrations that connect Anthropic's AI assistant Claude to external apps. As 9to5Google points out, a Claude Connector for

has already existed for a while. Along with Google Calendar and Google Drive, this Claude Connector included

Google Workspacesomeaccess to Gmail.

[Terms of Use](https://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-use)and

[Privacy Policy](https://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policy).

However, this week, Anthropic added a new capability to the connector: Claude can now send and reply to emails without even checking with the user. Claude can also forward emails now without asking for approval too.

Claude still needs a human user to ask the AI assistant to draft or reply to an email. But, once Claude writes up the response, it no longer needs to check with the user before sending it.

According to Anthropic, users can still control when Claude checks for approval before sending an email. Anthropic also says Claude asks for approval by default. So, Claude users need to change their settings to give the AI permission to hit "send' without asking first.

One caveat for free Claude users: If you'd like Claude to send emails on your behalf, you will need to subscribe to a paid Claude plan.

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