The new setting appears inside Google's Activity Controls and is intended to keep a record of media you share while interacting with AI-powered Google services. That can include things like: Visual inputs: Photos uploaded to visual search tools or Lens.Voice clips: Audio recordings used for real-time voice interactions or voice searches.Rich media: Videos submitted for context or multimodal AI analysis.AI context: Other personal media shared while using supported AI experiences. Google says this information can be used to improve its services and that various protections are applied to reduce
Unlike traditional AI assistants, NotebookLM is grounded in your own sources. I have uploaded, PDFs, Google Docs, notes, spreadsheets, receipts, cods, medical summaries, travel iteneraries, manuals and schedules. I simply scan or take a photo with my phone. From there, I get responses from NotebookLM such as “According to the documents you uploaded, your son’s allergy symptoms first appeared in March 2024.” That’s a massive shift. I would never have rememered that. But NotebookLM lets you turn just about anything into a search engine of sorts. It's like a personalized memorty system. It transf