Gemini can now scan your photos, email, and more to provide better answers
The feature will start with paid users only, and it’s off by default.
TL;DR
- Gemini now offers "personal intelligence" by connecting to Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube.
- The feature is optional and available only to paid Gemini AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.
- Users can choose which specific Google products Gemini can access.
- Gemini will cite when it uses personal data and offers options to disable personalization.
- Google states personal data is not directly used for model training, but prompts and outputs may be.
- Health information is excluded from automatic use by Gemini, but can be explicitly requested.
- The feature will roll out over several weeks across all Gemini endpoints (web, Android, iOS).
- Google plans to expand access to Personal Intelligence in the future.