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Google Launches Gemini 'Personal Intelligence' Beta as Apple Confirms Gemini for Siri

The twin moves point to deeper opt‑in ties between assistants and personal apps, with unresolved privacy tradeoffs.

Overview

  • Google’s new opt‑in Personal Intelligence lets Gemini draw on Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube and Search to deliver more context‑aware answers and suggestions.
  • The feature debuts as a U.S. beta for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, with broader regions and free tiers planned after feedback.
  • Gemini will show which linked sources informed each answer, and Google says future training will use anonymized data from those connections.
  • Google notes it can access user prompts and Gemini’s responses for training, and disabling Personal Intelligence may leave limited basic connections in place.
  • Apple has confirmed it will use Google’s Gemini for Siri, with reporting indicating operation on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute and local models plus planned agent‑like and proactive capabilities.