tech
January 14, 2026
Google launches Personal Intelligence feature in Gemini app, challenging Apple Intelligence
Google has been bolstering its AI offerings as it takes on OpenAI, and is now going directly at Apple.
TL;DR
- Google is testing a new AI tool called Personal Intelligence for personal accounts.
- The tool connects information from apps like Gmail and Google Photos to provide personalized answers.
- Gemini 3 can now reason across user data to surface proactive insights.
- This feature competes with Apple Intelligence, which Google will power for some features.
- Personal Intelligence will be available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. first.
- The feature will be off by default and is a beta version with potential for mistakes.
- Google does not train AI models directly on Gmail or Google Photos content but uses limited interaction data for improvement.
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