Google is so sneaky. This prompt inside Gmail gives you three options. The two most visible options (number 1 is ‘Try it now’ and number 2 is ‘Continue’) basically mean ‘Enable Gemini AI to write emails.’ The third option cancels it which is hidden well. Google, you could do better than this. This is a perfect example of a dark pattern. For those who want AI to write basic emails can enable it but there is not need to do this kind of “shady” stuff.
#ai #privacy
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Google could not do better than this. It is a corporation, and it meant to build control to draw in cash. This isn’t a bug - it’s a feature of a growing organism, which only wants to grow more.
A month ago, Gmail offered Gemini to me on my corporate account. I decided to try it. It was total garbage. I decided to disable it. Didn’t found the option. A search explained why: there is no way to disable it once it has been enabled.
Gemini is the new Google+.
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Whoa I saw an image about it earlier today, but the poster wasn’t even able to spot the cross!!!
(Me neither, not a criticism)@nixCraft@mastodon.social I’m surprised they didn’t make the X in a lighter grey!
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Already ditched all Google services. But still looking for a YT replacement (using it now w/o account)
@nixCraft@mastodon.social How do i turn this off ?
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Is this even legal @noybeu@mastodon.social@nixCraft@mastodon.social Are you sure that number 2 is meant as ‘Enable Gemini AI to write emails.’? To me it looks more like a normal next button with the intention to skip the topic. But nevertheless, the user design is really bad.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social 🤢 #NoAi #DeGoogle
I’m happier at Proton, at the moment. But AI is a malignant and metastatic cancer.@nixCraft@mastodon.social So glad I shifted to Proton. And deleted all my gmail.
Don’t use GMail. There are multiple alternatives
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Well, Google’s current motto not for nothing is “Do Be Evil”… Yes, they dropped the “n’t” years ago…
@nixCraft@mastodon.social google would have been hitler’s wet dream… remember IBM…
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I’m so old I can remember when Google wasn’t evil.
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Yes! I’ve seen this several times with features other than AI.
