The hidden cost of Google's AI defaults and the illusion of choice
# Google is making it harder to keep AI out of your private emails and files Google is automatically feeding your personal data from Gmail and Drive into its new AI assistant, Gemini, and the company is making it deliberately confusing to opt out. The settings are scattered in different places depending on which Google product you're using, which means even if you say no to AI, you might accidentally say yes somewhere else.
Many people are hoping—nay, praying—that the potential AI bubble will burst soon. But to hear Google tell it, generative AI is the future, and the company's products have to change to keep up with the technical reality. As a result, Gemini is seeping into every nook and cranny of the Google ecosyste
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