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The AI cleared over 11,000 of my emails last night

He had the AI sort through his emails. It cleared over 11,000 of them and organised the rest, and he says it was far easier to set up than the AI.

How it works

  1. Asks the AI to sort through his emails
  2. It clears over 11,000 emails
  3. It organises the rest

Why it’s worth knowing

One evening of setup cleared more than 11,000 emails and left the rest organised, with no hand sorting from him.

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Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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