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Show HN: Caspy – AI Assistant for Emails

by sarim on 5/3/17, 2:31 PM with 42 comments

  • by jwr on 5/3/17, 4:30 PM

    Anything that gets access to my E-mails and isn't an all-local app with local processing instantly raises a red flag. My E-mail is not something I want out there in public.

    A quick glance at the page doesn't tell me if this thing processes my E-mail online, or locally, and what data gets shared where and with whom.

  • by axyjo on 5/3/17, 3:27 PM

    I'm worried that with another free product like this, we'll get another Unroll.me on our hands.
  • by ohitsdom on 5/3/17, 4:17 PM

    How does this differ from Google Inbox? I love Inbox, it has completely changed my email habits. Inbox seems to already solve everything Caspy has, but I could be missing something.
  • by wimgz on 5/3/17, 3:42 PM

    Seems nice but I don't get where the AI is?
  • by inertial on 5/3/17, 4:37 PM

    Not a big fan of getting my Inbox managed by AI. I've found AI products to be rather quirky & obstinate at respecting my preferences. Simple tasks require a "learning" before it can be done right. I prefer rules that are predictable.

    I can afford to miss out on news feed because it got mis-categorized by AI, but can't take that risk with my Inbox.

  • by snackai on 5/3/17, 3:31 PM

    How is this AI? Snooze, Reply-to and mute emails? Wow, needs hella brain for that. If-Statements are not AI.

    The title is misleading.

  • by fredley on 5/3/17, 4:16 PM

    There are important emails I never reply to, like Uptime robot notifications. I would still like to be notified.
  • by CobrastanJorji on 5/3/17, 4:42 PM

    I like this idea, but most of my email needs relate to work emails, and I don't have permission to share those with a third party. I'd love to try it if there were some way to install the thing locally or have it run from my browser.
  • by mdekkers on 5/3/17, 8:54 PM

    :D and again someone wants access to all my emails?

    ...no thanks.