Summary: Google has officially entered the “Gemini Era” for Gmail, rolling out an AI-driven inbox that uses the Gemini 3 model to understand intent and context. Crucially, the system now prioritizes emails based on “relationship behavior” rather than keywords, effectively neutralizing traditional phishing lures that rely on urgency.
Business Impact: This significantly reduces the volume of malicious emails reaching employee eyes. However, it introduces “Shadow AI” risk as employees may over-rely on AI summaries of sensitive legal or financial documents, potentially missing nuanced security warnings.
Why It Happened: Phishing has become too fast for manual filters. Google is leveraging its latest LLM to detect the “intent” of an attacker, even if the email contains no known malicious links or attachments.
Recommended Executive Action: Update your Data Privacy Policy to address how AI summaries handle sensitive corporate data. Ensure your security team monitors Gemini’s output for potential “hallucinated” security advice.
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