By Pranav Dixit,Alistair Barr
Publication Date: 2026-01-23 15:32:00
Google rolled out a powerful new feature to AI Mode in Search this week. It’s called Personal Intelligence, and it weaves together many of the company’s existing services in a radical new way.
This was also launched recently in Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot. Business Insider’s Pranav Dixit tried it and was blown away. Here’s his review:
Personal Intelligence feels like Google has been quietly taking notes on my entire life and finally decided to hand me the notebook.
With my permission, Gemini can tap into my Google account — Gmail, Photos, Search history, YouTube, and more — and reason across all of it to answer questions the way a human assistant might, except this one has years of receipts on my life.
This is something I’ve wanted since AI-powered chatbots blew up in late 2022. Back then, I’d pour my soul into ChatGPT and get a smart answer. Then, the bot would immediately forget I existed, like a genius goldfish. Over the last few years, OpenAI and…
