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Gmail users warned to opt out of new feature - what we know (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Without reading, I bet it's about training AI on your emails.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Guys, it's about training AI on your emails.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Actually, it's about a guy tweeting that it's about training AI on your emails. It doesn't look like anything like that is mentioned in the actual text describing the features themselves.

    This is a good example of why jumping to burn-the-witch conclusions "without reading" is perhaps a bad idea.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    This sentence buried in Gmail's settings seems to imply it's what is happening by default:

    Even if you turn off smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet, some smart features with individual on and off settings are still available. These features don't use opted-out user data to improve the models that power them.

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    • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    How to opt out:

    Step 1: Turn off Smart Features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet settings

    • Open Gmail on your desktop or mobile app.
    • Click the gear icon → See all settings (desktop) or Menu → Settings (mobile).
    • Find the section called Smart Features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet. You’ll need to scroll down quite a bit.
    • Uncheck it.
    • Scroll down and hit Save changes if on desktop.

    Step 2: Turn off Google Workspace Smart Features

    • Still in Settings, locate Google Workspace smart features.
    • Click on Manage Workspace smart feature settings.
    • You’ll see two options: Smart features in Google Workspace and Smart features in other Google products.
    • Toggle both off.
    • Save again in this screen.

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