Google Workspace Admins May Need to Contact Google Support to Enable Options to Turn Off Gemini

Screenshot of Google for Workspace Admin console displaying settings for Gemini for Workspace with options for Drive and Docs, Gmail, and Meet turned off.

When I read Daily Dot’s story last month about turning off Gemini in Gmail, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) feature, I quickly followed their steps to turn Gemini off in my Google Workspace Business Essentials account as well as my personal Gmail account. Google made the decision, an unpopular and anti-user decision, to turn Gemini on… Continue reading Google Workspace Admins May Need to Contact Google Support to Enable Options to Turn Off Gemini

Vimeo and AI: Prioritizing Community

Vimeo home page, with Do more with video motto highlighting options to join or view plans.

When I learned Figma, the popular design platform, announced Artificial Intelligence (AI) features at their June 2024 annual conference (Wayback Machine), I shook my head.

Over the past couple years, I’ve become frustrated with companies (especially design tool companies) announcing new AI features, since many companies train their AI models on user-generated content.

Without giving customers/members the ability to opt-out or remove their content before training begins.

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