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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,
Tech giants are spending billions on AI just to give it away — here's why… Known as Search Services History , the setting is designed to help power advanced AI features across Google's ecosystem. But it also means that images, audio recordings and videos you submit while using certain Google services may be stored in your account history by default. …
… To let Gemini see things outside of your browser, like a coding window, a Word document or your entire desktop, you can use Google 's official developer environment, Google AI Studio . Anyone with a Google account can use it for free. Just go to aistudio.google.com . …
… How to opt out of Google AI data training Go to myactivity.google.com and sign in to your Google account . Then look for the "Search Services History" tab — this is where Google is storing your media uploads. …
… Enter Android XR with Gemini being the main character here, and the difference is night and day. Conversational AI powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash, multi-modal connectivity to all your Google services, and vastly more capabilities than Meta AI at the moment. …
… Google gives Android away for free because every phone running Android strengthens Google's broader ecosystem . Developers build apps, manufacturers adopt the operating system and users become more likely to use Google's services. AI companies are actually thinking the same way. …
… Bottom line This WWDC is likely to be about one thing above all else: AI. That should hardly come as a surprise, especially after the AI onslaughts of Google I/O and Microsoft Build we've already experienced. …
… Still, Google has some real strengths where it can leverage its massive portfolio of businesses, services, and AI to its advantage. …
… "To bring this model to production, we worked with both Google and Nvidia to extend our private cloud compute infrastructure to Nvidia GPUs in Google's cloud, while maintaining Apple's unmatched privacy guarantees," said Sebastian Marineau-Mes, who runs the Apple Intelligence Experience team at App… …
… Amazon Fire Tablets, Cube, Stick, TVs Android TV please note: some models aren’t supported Android Mobile & Tablet - Android 7.0 and above Apple TV tvOS 14 or later Google TV Chromecast with Google TV and NVIDIA Shield Freely Freesat please note: some models aren’t supported Freeview Play TVs and s… …
… Call Screen I’ve already compared in detail the superior performance of Google’s Call Screen feature , which uses AI to take phone calls on my behalf when I’m too busy or don’t want to be bothered. …