Google GeminiHuman in the Loop
Gemini asks clarifying questions before drafting email, previews Gmail drafts in a card, and gates Send behind explicit user approval.
Clarifying questions for recipient, purpose, and tone before drafting
What's happening
Gemini’s Gmail integration demonstrates a full clarify → draft → approve arc with native Gmail UI patterns.
Patterns
Clarifying questions, structured draft preview, explicit Send approval
Cancel and Send buttons with Edit in Gmail escape hatch
UX Insights
- •Underspecified prompts trigger questionnaires instead of hallucinated drafts
- •Draft previews use Gmail visual language for instant recognition
- •Send never runs without a deliberate click
Design Decisions
Gemini keeps consequential email actions behind Gmail-native approval UI rather than auto-sending from chat.
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