Google’s Gemini Just Invited You to a Meeting About Meetings. Hope You Can Make It!

In the latest attempt to ensure you never have an empty calendar slot again, Google has announced a new feature: Gemini in Gmail will now automatically detect calendar-related content in your emails and offer an “Add to calendar” button. Because nothing says “AI-powered future” like an algorithm that books your meetings whether you like it or not.

Google insists this update will streamline workflow, helping users effortlessly turn casual email mentions into full-fledged calendar events. But what does this really mean for busy professionals and businesses? Here are five completely serious and not-at-all sarcastic ways this new feature will change your life:

1. Because manually copying event details was just too much work – Finally, the days of highlighting text, right-clicking, and selecting “Copy” are behind us. Now, Gemini will do it for you, assuming it correctly identifies what’s actually an event and doesn’t add “Let’s grab coffee sometime” to your calendar as a binding contract.
2. The perfect tool for double-booking enthusiasts – Since Gemini won’t add other guests to the event, you can conveniently schedule multiple overlapping meetings without anyone knowing… until it’s too late.
3. AI-powered calendar clutter, now automated – If your inbox is already an unmanageable mess, just wait until your calendar starts filling up with every vague “we should meet” email, turning your schedule into a chaotic work of AI-generated art.
4. A whole new way to blame AI for missed meetings – “Sorry, Gemini must’ve scheduled that meeting in an alternate timeline.” Finally, a valid excuse for ignoring those invites you never intended to accept.
5. Exclusive to people who already pay for AI-powered help – Because nothing says “cutting-edge technology” like giving premium users an extra button to do what assistants, interns, and common sense have done for free for decades.

So, is this a game-changer for productivity, or just another way to fill your schedule with meetings you’ll later pretend you never saw? Either way, expect a future where AI decides your availability for you—because if your inbox is reading your emails, why shouldn’t your calendar run your life too?