Gemini AI is getting personal. Google’s latest update to its chatbot now lets it learn from your conversations, remembering what you like, where you live, and how you phrase things. It’s meant to feel more helpful. But if the idea of a chatbot taking notes on your life feels off, there’s a kill switch.
Gemini AI will now remember your quirks and habits
Google confirmed the change on Wednesday: Gemini will no longer wait for you to ask it to remember something. Starting now, it will begin tracking your preferences by default, quietly logging little details about your chats and folding that into future responses. So if you mention you’re vegetarian or live in Austin, expect Gemini to factor that into what it tells you later.
This shift starts rolling out first to the 2.5 Pro model in select countries, with 2.5 Flash to follow soon after. It’s a step toward turning Gemini into more of a virtual assistant, one that doesn’t just reply but adapts.
Gemini technology has officially launched for Wear OS smartwatches. The AI comes with significant features.
Not everyone wants AI to act like a diary
While the upgrade might sound convenient, it comes with obvious risks. Personalized AI can blur the line between being helpful and being creepy. It might regurgitate old info you forgot you shared. Or worse, private stuff you assumed was forgotten.
Chatbots from OpenAI and xAI already walk this tightrope. ChatGPT and Grok both offer memory functions, letting you reference older threads or skip reintroducing yourself. But every new layer of memory adds another potential leak, and not everyone’s thrilled about that tradeoff.
How to turn off memory in Gemini AI
If you’d rather Gemini not remember anything about you, you can flip the switch. Head into the Gemini app, go to Settings, and look under Personal context. There, you can turn off the auto-learning feature entirely.
Want more control? You can also:
- Delete specific chats from memory
- Use Temporary Chats, which don’t get saved
- Disable “Keep Activity”, formerly known as “Gemini Apps Activity,” so uploads don’t get used to improve Google’s systems
Think of Temporary Chats like an incognito window, a clean slate each time you open one. Nothing you say in them sticks around.
Gemini AI is becoming more like you, for better or worse
The memory feature isn’t just a quality-of-life add-on. It’s a signal. AI tools aren’t just answering questions anymore, they’re forming profiles. They’re reshaping themselves based on what they think you want. Sometimes, that’s helpful. Other times, it’s just parroting back your past.
Either way, the tech’s getting cozier. If that’s not what you’re into, you’ve still got some control. For now.
Fast clicks cost trust.
