Developer Discovers Google Gemini Accessing Personal Context Data
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JakaJancar
Soft in all the wrong places. Take with a strong tea.
Summary
A developer discovers Google Gemini referencing their previous use of the Alembic tool in a response, revealing the AI's ability to access and utilize personal context. The article documents the discovery process where the AI initially denies having access to personal information but then shows contradictory evidence when the 'Show thinking' feature is activated, exposing the AI's awareness of the user's tool usage history.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI asked Google Gemini a pretty basic developer question. The answer was unremarkable, apart from it mentioning in conclusion that it knows I previously used a tool called Alembic:
Ok, maybe not yet.
However, clicking 'Show thinking' for the above response is absolutely wild:
I know about the 'Personal Context' feature now — it's great
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