July 23rd, 2024

Show HN: AI over Email

FranzAI is a free email assistant using GPT-4o technology, offering up to 150 AI replies. It prioritizes data security and aims to enhance email productivity without installation or signup.

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Show HN: AI over Email

FranzAI is a free intelligent email assistant powered by GPT-4o technology, designed to streamline email workflows and enhance productivity. Users can send an email to [email protected] to receive immediate assistance with tasks such as setting reminders, managing to-do lists, and automating email responses. The service offers up to 150 free AI email replies, with additional features planned for a pro version, including near-unlimited responses and attachment handling. Currently, FranzAI operates as a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), meaning it has limited features and is still under development. The service does not permanently store email contents, only retaining information necessary for reminders, which are deleted afterward. Data security is a priority, with reliance on third-party services like Cloudflare and Mailgun for privacy protection. Users are encouraged to provide accurate information and comply with applicable laws while using the service. The terms of service and privacy policy may change as the product evolves. Users have rights regarding their personal data, including access and deletion. For any inquiries or to join the waitlist for the pro version, users can contact [email protected]. Overall, FranzAI aims to provide a user-friendly experience without the need for installation or signup, focusing on efficiency and organization in email management.

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By @vzaliva - 7 months
This is a good idea, but it needs more use-cases. Besides helping to write or summarise emails, which is more convenient to do via an email client plugin, the only novel feature it offers is sending reminders.

I want more! For example:

1. Managing my calendar and acting as a human PA, helping to negotiate meeting dates and possibly locations with several participants. 2. Taking over email threads (e.g. with customer support), answering on my behalf as much as it can, but escalating to me (a human) if needed. 3. FAQ mode – if I often receive emails with common queries and have to answer them repeatedly (e.g. invitations to give talks), it could handle those responses for me.

etc.

By @toomuchtodo - 7 months
Previous:

Show HN: FranzAI – An AI Email Assistant that sits behind an Email-Address - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41051185 - July 2024 (6 comments)

By @mentos - 6 months
For me I’d like to self host this on my own domain so that I’m not sending sensitive work to a third party.

‘Franz pay this invoice with my CC ending in 1234’

By @orliesaurus - 6 months
I feel like this is what Gemini is gonna end up doing longer term right? How can it act on complex tasks that aren't as simple as the ones shown? Have you implemented function calling to achieve these feats. btw?
By @rado - 7 months
(Un)related: In the late 1990s, as a student I had no internet, only limited access to email at uni and used it to request film data from IMDb’s email service, saved it to a 5.25” floppy disk and examined it at home.
By @ko_pivot - 6 months
The integration you are doing between the LLM and a workflow engine is cool. Are you using something like Temporal or just a database plus a cron job?
By @xyst - 7 months
In the day and age of shitty centralized platforms like FB or Reddit, I have fallen in love with email again. I manage my own mail server

Thanks for doing this. Yet another tool I can use.