There’s understandable excitement that Google is bringing Bard to Messages. A readymade ChatGPT-like UI for a readymade user base of hundreds of millions. “It's an AI assistant,” explains Bard’s chat when asked, “that can improve your messaging experience… from facilitating communication to enhancing creativity and providing information… it will be your personal AI assistant within your messaging app.”But Bard’s chat also acknowledges that it may ask to analyze your messages “to understand the context of your conversations, your tone, and your interests.” It may analyze the sentiment of messages, “to tailor its responses to your mood and vibe.” And it may “analyze your message history with different contacts to understand your relationship dynamics… to personalize responses based on who you're talking to.”
Is this a privacy nightmare? I don't think it will be perceived as such. Having your own AI trained on your messages and language, your personality, to help you present a better version of yourself in text or other areas will be welcomed. We love filters, make-up, editing and such things to enhance us, make us be perceived as better than what we are in the eye of other. Extending that with AI assistant help in language skills to make your writing and articulation better than you would manage on your own will be seen as valuable and a must-have.
If we create fake personas that we present and where you own persona become a hidden second-hand version, how are then we suppose get to know one another and learn to like one another for who we really are?
Anyway, as always, end-to-end encryption does not mean anything if your device is compromised, opening the door to an AI assistant on your device...you tell me how that will play out privacy-wise.
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Google Update Shows How Bard AI May Work With Your Messages App
