Google has introduced a new feature in its Gemini chatbot called Personal Intelligence, aimed at making conversations more useful by improving memory and context. The company says the upgrade helps Gemini give answers that better match a user’s habits and preferences, especially during long chats or ongoing projects where chatbots can become inconsistent or forget key details. Google is trying to solve a familiar problem for many users: asking an assistant something personal and getting a random answer because it does not truly understand the user.
Personal Intelligence works by letting Gemini draw information from a user’s connected Google apps to respond with better context. Google is using a method often called retrieval-based personalisation, where the chatbot pulls relevant details from sources like Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos instead of relying only on what is said inside the chat. The company says this is not a completely new ability, since Gemini has already supported connections to certain first-party apps for tasks like finding a file, drafting an email, or playing a YouTube video. The change is that the experience is now designed to feel more natural and consistent when users ask questions about themselves or their daily routines.
Users who have access to the feature can enable it from the Gemini app through a “For you” option, which turns on contextual memory. The feature is turned off by default, and users can disable it at any time through Settings under Connected apps. Google also said Gemini will try to show or explain what information it used from connected sources, so users can verify where an answer came from. If Gemini does not show the source details automatically, users can ask for more information about what it referenced.
Google added that users can regenerate an answer without personalisation for a specific chat, and they can also use temporary chats to talk without Personal Intelligence turned on. The company said Gemini will not make proactive assumptions about sensitive data, such as health information, unless a user asks first. Google also stated that information pulled from connected apps is not used to train the AI model.
Personal Intelligence is currently available to paying subscribers in the United States, with no wider rollout timeline confirmed in the report.
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