By AJ Dellinger
Publication Date: 2026-01-14 18:40:00
It feels clear at this point that the next big frontier for consumer-facing artificial intelligence is personalization. OpenAI has made this central to ChatGPT by introducing memories that allow the chatbot to pull from past conversations, and now Google is taking it a step further. On Wednesday, it announced a new beta feature for its popular Gemini assistant that users can opt into called “Personal Intelligence,” which goes beyond past conversations and digs into your internet history.
Much like ChatGPT, Gemini can pull from your previous conversations. But with Personal Intelligence, it can also pull from just about anything you’ve done across the Google ecosystem—though you can selectively disconnect certain services and delete history as needed.
Per Google, Gemini is capable of accessing your Gmail, Google Calendar, and content in your Google Drive, as well as anything you’ve saved to Google Photos. More than just stuff you’ve saved, it can also…
