Let AI see your calendar, to-do lists and email

If you're using AI to help you plan your days and weeks, I recommend giving it access to your calendar, to-do lists, and perhaps your email.

With that, your conversations can include questions like:

• What's new in my email?
• What must I do today?
• What's most important this week?

To do this, configure connectors in ChatGPT and Claude. Both support Gmail, Google Calendar and Asana. Other to-do software is not yet supported.

If you're using Asana, see here.

Appendix 1. Cost:benefit of granting access to your email

It's reasonable to worry about giving LLMs access to your email. Personally I think the cost:benefit here acceptable. Here's a BOTEC:

Cost: $200 / year
1/50 annual probability of a data breach that I'd pay $10,000¹ to avoid.

Benefit: $5,000 / year
$100 per week = $5,000 / year.

Sensitivity: if the data breach risk were 1/10, it'd remain mathematically ok, but deontic considerations might rule it out.

Bottom line: Try it. Set a reminder to consider disabling it in a month from now, if it turns out you rarely use it.

If you think my numbers are off, please email me.