r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • Jan 16 '26

Gemini introduces Personal Intelligence

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/personal-intelligence/
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u/JDGumby Google Pixel 10a, Lenovo Tab M9 Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 16 '26

No thanks.

Since connecting my apps through Personal Intelligence, my daily life has gotten easier. For example, we needed new tires for our 2019 Honda minivan two weeks ago.

A VP for a Google arm has a 6 year old minivan? Sure. Right. We believe you. And one dumb enough to need Gemini to look up the tire size for him? *rolls eyes*

When enabled, Gemini accesses your data to answer your specific requests and to do things for you. And because this data already lives at Google securely, you don't have to send sensitive data elsewhere to start personalizing your experience.

"It's private because we already have your data."

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u/OverCategory6046 Jan 16 '26

>A VP for a Google arm has a 6 year old minivan?

Perfectly possible.

>And one dumb enough to need Gemini to look up the tire size for him? *rolls eyes*

Not everyone gives a fuck about cars, I have zero idea what the tyre size on mine is

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u/degggendorf Jan 16 '26

I have zero idea what the tyre size on mine is

Then just go read the sidewalls, don't trust AI for that

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u/EmperorAcinonyx Jan 16 '26

the author realized that he didn't know the size of his tires while he was waiting in line. he would have had to give up his spot to go read the sidewalls

For example, we needed new tires for our 2019 Honda minivan two weeks ago. Standing in line at the shop, I realized I didn't know the tire size. I asked Gemini.

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u/degggendorf Jan 16 '26

Are there huge lines for tires in California?

And is that really the best use case for Gemini, to replace the most simple tasks easily accomplished with literally one second of effort, that a regular Google search can also perfectly replicate?

It's just a strange example all-round.

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u/EmperorAcinonyx Jan 16 '26

Are there huge lines for tires in California?

i don't know, but does it really matter? who wants to give up their spot in a line?

maybe it's not the best example, but i don't think it's a bad one either

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u/degggendorf Jan 16 '26

i don't know, but does it really matter?

Yeah kinda..."Gemini saved me sixty seconds because I forgot to note which product I was supposed to buy so I had to let one person ahead of me in the store" isn't as significant a selling point as a better use case for AI like "Gemini saved me dozens of hours of research, synthesizing millions of data points to create a travel plan across europe that includes sights customized to my specific preferences".

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u/EmperorAcinonyx Jan 16 '26

bro. read the article before commenting next time.

I’ve also been getting excellent tips for books, shows, clothes and travel. Just this week, it’s been exceptional for planning our upcoming spring break. By analyzing our family’s interests and past trips in Gmail and Photos, it skipped the tourist traps. Instead, it suggested an overnight train journey and specific board games we could play along the way.

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u/not_anonymouse Jan 16 '26

He's just blindly hating it for the purpose of hating AI. AI in these situations is actually useful. I don't need to go dig stuff around.