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Google offers bargain: Sell your soul to Gemini, and it'll give you smarter answers (www.theregister.com)
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Google on Wednesday began inviting Gemini users to let its chatbot read their Gmail, Photos, Search history, and YouTube data in exchange for possibly more personalized responses.

Josh Woodward, VP of Google Labs, Gemini and AI Studio, announced the beta availability of Personal Intelligence in the US. Access will roll out over the next week to US-based Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.

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[โ€“] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I would love an AI that was personalized to me and could answer the questions I want rather than shitting out generic shit that barely applies to my question. Something that knows me enough to help me with all the shit I don't remember or have the energy to make myself start. That's something I've dreamed about ever since I saw it in scifi media.

But I want to OWN and CONTROL the data and the way the AI handles the data. Unfortunately I don't have the hardware to make them run very well, so I don't really bother. Corpo AI is just opening your shirt and telling them where to swing the golf club.

[โ€“] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

I can see that, but also if I don't own the AI, then knowledge it has about me could be used to manipulate me maybe in ways too subtle for me to notice.