Archive · 17 Jan 2026
Google Expands Gemini with Personal Intelligence
Google is testing a new feature called Personal Intelligence for its Gemini chatbot.
This feature allows Gemini to pull information from your Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and search history to give more personalized answers.
For example, it can connect an email conversation to a video you watched earlier or find specific moments in your photo library.
This feature is currently available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the US and is turned off by default.
Google says it doesn't train its AI models directly on your personal data but uses limited information to improve the feature.
However, it may struggle with timing, nuance, and sensitive topics.
Google plans to add this feature to Google Search’s AI Mode in the future.
Google is testing Personal Intelligence for Gemini, allowing it to pull data from Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and search history.
The feature helps Gemini understand context across a user’s data for more personalized answers.
Personal Intelligence is currently available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the US and is turned off by default.
Google plans to add the feature to Google Search’s AI Mode in the future.
The feature does not train on users' personal data directly but uses limited information to improve over time.
- Who
- Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the US
- What
- A new AI feature called Personal Intelligence for Gemini chatbot
- When
- Currently in beta testing, with future plans to add to Google Search’s AI Mode
- Where
- Available in the Gemini app and soon in Google Search’s AI Mode
- Why
- To make Gemini more personalized and context-aware, keeping users within Google’s ecosystem
- Feature Name
- Personal Intelligence
- Chatbot
- Gemini
- Data Sources
- Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, Search History
- Availability
- Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the US
- Status
- Beta release in Gemini app
- Future Plans
- To be added to Google Search’s AI Mode
- Privacy
- Does not train on users' personal data directly
- Limitations
- May struggle with timing, nuance, and sensitive topics
Sources
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