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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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[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No one wants this at all.

They have been shoveling Gemini into all the smart speakers and Android Auto. Gemini can't get anything correct.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 17 points 1 week ago

But if you give them your soul it'll get it right, promise

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was reluctant to "upgrade", but since that was forced, I've been using my smart speakers a lot more. Gemini can be helpful and (fairly--make sure your can sanity check) accurate.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's always going to sound accurate. That's what's it's built to do. It's just that often the easiest way to sound accurate is to be accurate, but not always. Shortly after you forget that it's going to fuck you.

Better not forget.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's why I mentioned that you need to be able to sanity check it. I'm familiar enough with the topics that I'm asking about that I can do so.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It's just a thing that needs repeated basically constantly for all of us.