Manifesto

Email should not be complicated. It should be simple, quiet, and reliable. With AI, the system reads the mess, sorts the complexity, and surfaces only what you need and what you want. The inbox is deprecated. What remains is just what you need.

We have always sent signals across distance. Clay tablets and papyrus gave way to parchment and sealed letters. Couriers rode roads that became postal routes. The letter carried identity, intent, and proof. A stamp meant this message will arrive. The mailbox at the door was a promise that communication could cross space and still feel personal.

Then email arrived. Terminals blinked, protocols formed, and a new kind of mailbox appeared on every desk. It took the place of snail mail for individuals, then for teams, then for companies. It was faster, cheaper, and global. For decades it has been the universal address for a person online.

Complexity crept in. Machines began writing to us. Newsletters, notifications, receipts, alerts. Threads ballooned. Filters and folders tried to keep up. The inbox became a mixed crowd of humans and systems that talk past each other. We bent ourselves to rules and rituals just to keep pace.

The era of the inbox is over. Subscribe to everything, yet only see what matters. AI makes this practical. It reads, classifies, and extracts without ego. It turns a torrent into a feed you can trust. You say show me decisions due today, hold travel until Friday, never surface low value promos. You do not program. You express intent in plain language and the system honors it with clear reasons you can inspect.

Communication returns to people. Systems can exchange data with systems in the background where structure belongs. When you reply, you speak with another human. Your voice, your tone, your context at hand. The machine prepares the room, then steps aside.

This only works with clear values. Privacy as a default. Agency at every step. Clarity over cleverness. Reversibility when things go wrong. The space is yours and every action comes with a why that you can see.

Imagine mail as a calm flow with no inbox to manage. The right thing rises when you are ready. Everything else is stored, linked, and respectful of your time. Fewer decisions, better outcomes, more room for real work and real conversation.

Now we let our mail fly. Light, fast, and ours. The network carries the weight. We carry only what matters.

— Dak