"Google's new Gmail AI personalization features are raising privacy concerns. Here's what users should know and how to review smart settings. Gmail users: Beware what you write. On May 7, Google announced two personalization updates to Gmail's AI "Help me write" email-drafting assistant. However, Shark Tank's Lori Greiner posted a warning on Instagram claiming that the tech giant doesn't want users to know that it has been "allowing AI to scan every single one of your emails.""
"This includes tax documents, financial information, and personal conversations. "All of it is being scanned by AI without you even knowing it," Grenier said in the post. Google's Gemini AI can analyze Gmail content to provide smart searches, contextual replies, and email summaries when certain smart features are enabled, according to Forbes."
"The good news is that you can turn this off... in about 30 seconds, Grenier said. Users who want to reduce Gmail's smart personalization features can review their settings in Gmail: Open Gmail and click the gear icon. Select See all settings. Find Smart features and personalization. Uncheck the relevant boxes. Review Smart features in other Google products. Click Save changes."
"Once you disable those settings, Google says Gmail will no longer use your content for certain smart personalization features. However, that does not fully prevent automated processing within Gmail or mean that Google can no longer access the account data needed to run the service. According to Forbes, these features are optional, and users always remain in control. The outlet noted that they are likely enabled by default, so you have to take these steps to disable them. However, there is a caveat: Once you disable the setting, you won't get any new AI upgrades, and it cannot be turned on and off."
Google announced Gmail AI personalization updates for the “Help me write” email-drafting assistant. Gemini AI can analyze Gmail content to provide smart searches, contextual replies, and email summaries when smart features are enabled. Privacy concerns arise because sensitive emails, including tax documents, financial information, and personal conversations, may be processed by AI. Users can reduce these features by opening Gmail settings, going to Smart features and personalization, unchecking relevant boxes, reviewing Smart features in other Google products, and saving changes. Disabling settings stops use of content for certain smart personalization features, but it does not fully prevent automated processing within Gmail or remove access needed to run the service. Features are optional, may be enabled by default, and disabling them can prevent future AI upgrades and cannot be toggled back on and off.
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