wire / 2026-08-19-d6b7
Anthropic's Claude can now autonomously send, reply to, and forward Gmail messages without user validation
Reply-all is now delegable. Somewhere an inbox is about to have a very productive afternoon.
The facts
Anthropic's AI assistant Claude can now autonomously send, reply to, and forward emails via Gmail without requiring user validation, if enabled. This new feature, integrated with Google Workspace, raises concerns about potential risks such as unauthorized or inappropriate email transmission, though no actual incidents have been reported yet.