oogle now lets users customize their Gemini chatbot responses by leveraging their search history for more personalized results.
Up until now, the Google Gemini AI assistant has been able to grasp users’ needs through natural dialogue. However, with this new update, Google takes personalization a step further by incorporating insights from our everyday interactions seen in the search history.
As more and more companies are launching their own AI chatbot, Google is using its strongest competitive edge – Search. When the personalization feature is turned on, Gemini can automatically assess your request to determine if referencing your search history can improve its answer.
For example, when you ask the Gemini AI chatbot about food recipe recommendations, it will generate suggestions based on your recent food-related searches. This way, your answers will be based on your food taste and preferences.
Over the next few months, the company will focus intensively on its personalization features. Reports say that we’ll likely be able to connect the AI chatbot to Google Photos and YouTube, expanding the personalization feature.
Google explained in their note that “For example, Gemini can look at photos from your recent trip and create a travel itinerary based on the places you visited, or you can ask Gemini to recall information - like when your driver’s license expires.”
The company also revealed that additional Google apps can be accessed through the Gemini chatbot, including Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Photos.
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This new personalization update is powered by an experimental model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking. So, it works as an opt-in feature, where users need to manually activate it to connect it to their Search history.
Once the feature is enabled, it will be available for both Gemini and Gemini Advanced subscribers. To do so, you must access the Gemini App and select the “Personalization (experimental)” option from the drop-down menu. Google notes that you can turn off your search history at any time.
Google is also rolling out additional personalization updates, including the possibility for users to create their own AI assistant, called Gems. They’re now available for free and you can easily develop custom applications for tasks, “like a translator, meal planner or math coach”, states the company.
To create Google Gems, access the “Gems manager” panel on the desktop, provide some instructions regarding its tone, style, and other response preferences, and that’s it. You can start chatting with your AI at any time.
Apple wanted to develop something similar through Apple Intelligence. However, they are still far from achieving the level of integration and personalization that Google was able to do, especially with the delays surrounding Siri AI, which the company confirmed will take longer to fully roll out to the public.
Stay tuned for more Google updates!
