Time to play AI feature whack-a-mole!
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Time to play AI feature whack-a-mole! If you have a Gmail account Google opts you into their AI features by default(what else is new?).
To turn off Gemini AI in Gmail:
๏ Open Gmail in the browser.
๏ Click on the Gear Settings Icon
in the upper right corner of the page.
๏ In the General Tab, scroll down to "Smart Features" and UNCHECK THE BOX(halfway down). Then, right below that is yet another monstrosity: "Google Workspace smart features". Click on the "Manage Workspace Smart Features" and make sure both accursed toggles are turned OFF. -
G gustavinobevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.org shared this topic
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Apparently doing this can have effects on your emails, such as turning off labels/automatic email filtering" and lumping in your emails together in your main inbox(as opposed to being categorized, apparently this is also a "smart" feature, didnt know that). Also it'll affect Gmail events on your Google Calendar.
So maybe worth studying further before opting out, but honestly the AI features are so freakin' vile, they're a privacy nightmare. In all it ought to be a good kick in the butt to GTF off Gmail. -
You can learn about what will be affected by opting out using the above settings in detail here:
Learn about smart features & controls for Google Workspace & other Google products - Computer - Gmail Help
To give you more granular control over your data, we’ve updated our smart feature settings fo
(support.google.com)
