San Francisco — The global technology giant Google has announced a significant expansion of its Artificial Intelligence tool, Gemini. The AI is now capable of accessing users’ emails and private documents to provide more contextual and sophisticated answers. While this move promises to enhance the AI’s utility, it also opens a new debate regarding the privacy of user data.
Details of the New Capability:
This functionality is integrated into the “Deep Research Feature,” which is available to all Gemini users and was initially launched last year. The updated capability means the AI application can now delve deeper into users’ private information.
Google sources confirmed that obtaining contextual replies from the content within Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Chat was the most requested feature by Gemini users.
- Objective: In a blog post, the company explained that the feature is designed to allow Gemini to directly extract information from these platforms, enabling it to generate more detailed and comprehensive reports in response to user queries.
Google’s decision clearly indicates its intent to transform its AI tool into a personalized assistant capable of working not just with public information, but also with data residing within each user’s private digital workspace.
