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The new setting appears inside Google's Activity Controls and is intended to keep a record of media you share while interacting with AI-powered Google services. That can include things like: Visual inputs: Photos uploaded to visual search tools or Lens.Voice clips: Audio recordings used for real-time voice interactions or voice searches.Rich media: Videos submitted for context or multimodal AI analysis.AI context: Other personal media shared while using supported AI experiences. Google says this information can be used to improve its services and that various protections are applied to reduce
Google just changed a major privacy setting — here's the switch I turned off immediatelyFirst, let's clear up one common misconception. The phrase "open source AI" gets thrown around a lot, but it doesn't always mean what people think it does. A truly open-source project typically makes its code, training methods and licensing available for anyone to inspect, modify and redistribute. Many of today's AI models are actually open weight rather than fully open source. That means developers can download the trained model and run it themselves, but the company may not release the training data, the code used to build it or every detail of how it was created. It's a subtle distinction,
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…Pros + Fantastic, user-friendly design + Built-in AI assistant for scam detection + Robust cybersecurity features + Detailed digital footprint analysis Cons - Expensive business plans - Can be a drain on system resources - Competitors offer…