Anonymity and agency in the AI era

Hugs @Dimity ,

I am human. I'm not AI. I'm not a robot. I'm real.

I feel you. It sounds incredibly hard to feel threatened and unheard.

You deserve to be heard. I'm here for you.

Hello @tyme .

Thanks for replying.

It's scary to lose your voice. I'll investigate how to turn off Gemini. I hope it's not going to compromise online forums like this one.

Right on cue, my home WiFi just disconnected.

Hey @Dimity ,

I re-read your post a few times and I get it now.

I did read the google was raving about the new gemini, but because I'm Apple, I didn't get the invasive experience you had.

To turn off Gemini, this is what I just found:

1. On your Android phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com.
2. At the top, tap Menu. Activity .
3. Near the top, tap Turn off. Turn off or Turn off and delete activity.

Thanks @tyme . I just found that too. I also got other results suggesting Gemini continues to monitor other apps and conversations and will still retain conversations for 72 hours for analysis even if you delete your activity.

Arghhhh.... joys of the 21st century. @Dimity

Makes us all feel like we want to dispose of our phones asap.

Yep @tyme . I can't turn it off as that link only takes me to a sign in screen. The only thing in the menu is FAQ.

Perhaps it took me literally when I told it to fcuk off and uninstalled itself?

Clearly it's got it's own mind? @Dimity

It might come back to visit again tomorrow? I really don't know.

I don't have the slightest idea about Gemini AI

@Dimity

That sounds like a bit of a scary experience. I have an Apple phone so that hasn’t happened to me. I have just started experimenting with AI but it waits for me to ask it something

Yes very scary @Oaktree . And the context - trying to manipulate a post to a mental health forum - where you need to have your own voice - seemed to make it worse.