Google might show us the scary side of Gemini: AI that knows everything about you
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Google might show us the scary side of Gemini: AI that knows everything about you

Google unveiled Gemini a few days ago‚ taking the very unusual approach to demo its first real ChatGPT rival. The company showed off a video that implies Google's generative AI has powers others don't. Like the ability to sustain a conversation while looking through a camera at real-life events unfolding before its eyes. But it turned out to be an incredibly disingenuous demo of a product that does not exist. Gemini will one day do exactly what Google demoed‚ and it might beat OpenAI‚ Apple‚ and others. But pretending Gemini can do it now is annoying from a consumer perspective. However‚ Google is working on more advanced AI models‚ including programs that might be able to profile you more accurately than any previous algorithm. Such Gemini features would let the AI tackle questions that are unanswerable right now‚ simply by glancing at personal information that only an AI program could inspect. How is that scary‚ you might ask? Well‚ remember that Google is an advertising giant. Google makes hundreds of billions of dollars from ads each year‚ including highly personalized ads targeting your interests. These are based on the data points Google collects from you. It makes so much money from ads that it's ready to pay tens of billions to Apple just for being the default search engine on the iPhone. Now‚ imagine a version of Gemini that Google uses internally to sift through all your data and create accurate advertising profiles about you — profiles that include information it can figure out without even being told. It's incredibly scary‚ but it may soon be a reality. Continue reading... The post Google might show us the scary side of Gemini: AI that knows everything about you appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $4 smart plugs‚ $249 iPad‚ $99 Beats Solo3 headphones‚ $23 Amazon Echo Dot‚ more Apple’s brand-new 15-inch MacBook Air just got its first Amazon discount Trending Right Now: PSA: DON’T update to iOS 17.3 beta 1 once it’s out iOS 17.2 is now available with these 18 new features Was Amazon hacked? Here’s why users are panicking about Amazon Lockers