Android users are receiving notifications that Google's Gemini AI will soon be integrated into key applications, allowing it to assist users irrespective of their preferences for Gemini's features. Concerns have arisen about privacy risks and functionality, particularly regarding sensitive applications like Phone and Messages. As the launch approaches on July 7, uncertainty looms over what 'help' entails and the potential for privacy violations, considering Google's controversial history with data collection. Gemini has also been noted for its errors, raising doubts about its reliability as a helpful tool.
Android users have begun receiving ominous emails warning that Gemini, Google's proprietary large language model (LLM), will soon be able to 'help you' with apps like Phone, Messages, and WhatsApp.
It's unclear what any of this help really means in practice, especially given the sensitivity of the apps in question - can Google's AI hijack your phone and make random calls?
The Gemini takeover goes live on July 7, giving Android users just two weeks to prepare - whatever that means to them, as Google has yet to clarify.
Gemini, meanwhile, is prone to making some wild errors. It's been known to plagiarize when it generates its wild artificial slop, spit out harmful and incorrect info when summarizing information.
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