Google wants its AI to see all the photos of "you and your loved ones." Billions of users must now decide.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/36750563

Google confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation. That means Gemini seeing who you know and what you do. You likely have tens or hundreds of thousands of photos. They’re all exposed if you update.

  • wander1236@sh.itjust.works
    642·
    2 days ago

    That title and excerpt are really misleading. This isn’t some app update you install and suddenly Google is scanning all your photos like that Apple CSAM thing that backfired. You have to enable Gemini, then enable Personal Intelligence inside Gemini, and then enable Google Photos linking inside Personal Intelligence.

    It’s still a dumb and creepy feature in search of a problem that doesn’t exist, but it’s behind three layers of opt-in.