"More recently, it began pulling personal data into another AI product, Gemini Deep Research. And Gemini is now infused into Google Workspace apps like Gmail, Calendar and Drive. But as Google integrates more personal data into its AI - spanning your emails, documents, photos, location history, and browsing behavior - the line between a helpful assistant and an intrusive one becomes increasingly blurred. And unlike opt-in services, avoiding Google's data collection may become harder as AI becomes central to its products."
""We think there's a huge opportunity for our AI to know you better and then be uniquely helpful because of that knowledge," Stein said in the interview. "And one of the things we talked about at [Google's developer conference] I/O was how the AI can get a better understanding of you through connected services like Gmail.""
Google plans to personalize AI responses by learning from users through connected services like Gmail to offer more subjective, advice-oriented recommendations. Gemini has been integrated into Workspace apps and expanded to Gemini Deep Research, which pulls personal data. Personalization would use emails, documents, photos, location history, and browsing behavior to tailor suggestions and potentially favor known products or brands. The increased use of personal data blurs the boundary between a helpful assistant and invasive surveillance. As AI becomes central to products, avoiding pervasive data collection may become more difficult than with opt-in services.
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