This powerful Gemini setting has made my AI results much more personal and accurate

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Key insights from ZDNET

• Personal intelligence makes Gemini’s answers more personal.
• It relies on Google apps, eliminating the need to add manual context.
• You control which app data is used and can deactivate it at any time.

Every day a new AI feature or tool hits the market and the most popular chatbots, including Google Gemini, are constantly evolving. It gets a little dizzying. But Gemini recently introduced a feature that I think is worth trying. It’s called Personal Intelligence and it combines data from Gmail, Google Photos, search history and other Google apps to provide tailored answers.

So instead of getting a generic result from Gemini after I type a prompt, the response is tailored to me. What does this look like in practice? When I search for a product, I shouldn’t get the top picks. The results should reflect my previous purchases and preferences. When I troubleshoot equipment, I don’t have to remember the model,…