Those who use the popular platform are being urged to think very carefully about whether they want this setting enabled.
  • Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    13 hours ago

    How to opt out:

    Step 1: Turn off Smart Features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet settings

    • Open Gmail on your desktop or mobile app.
    • Click the gear icon → See all settings (desktop) or Menu → Settings (mobile).
    • Find the section called Smart Features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet. You’ll need to scroll down quite a bit.
    • Uncheck it.
    • Scroll down and hit Save changes if on desktop.

    Step 2: Turn off Google Workspace Smart Features

    • Still in Settings, locate Google Workspace smart features.
    • Click on Manage Workspace smart feature settings.
    • You’ll see two options: Smart features in Google Workspace and Smart features in other Google products.
    • Toggle both off.
    • Save again in this screen.

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      • FaceDeer@fedia.io
        61·
        14 hours ago

        Actually, it’s about a guy tweeting that it’s about training AI on your emails. It doesn’t look like anything like that is mentioned in the actual text describing the features themselves.

        This is a good example of why jumping to burn-the-witch conclusions “without reading” is perhaps a bad idea.

        • Ilandar@lemmy.todayEnglish
          1·
          13 hours ago

          This sentence buried in Gmail’s settings seems to imply it’s what is happening by default:

          Even if you turn off smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet, some smart features with individual on and off settings are still available. These features don’t use opted-out user data to improve the models that power them.