Google appears to be testing a new feature: an AI-powered search history tool. For those unaware, Google has previously developed this AI feature to allow users to search their history using natural or everyday language.
Initially, this feature was only being tested in the United States, but it’s now reportedly being rolled out to more countries. Note that this feature requires a Google account and is only available to users aged 18 and above.
According to information revealed in a Google document, the feature currently supports only English. However, it may eventually be expanded to include other languages.
To try this feature, if you’re lucky enough to have access, navigate to Settings > Experimental AI > and enable History search powered by AI.
Reports suggest that this feature does not operate entirely locally. While Chrome stores and encrypts visited webpage content locally, once this feature is activated, all generated responses and relevant page data are sent to Google’s servers for processing.
In other words:
For those concerned about data security, this could raise significant objections, as Google will have access to your entire search history.
However, let’s wait and see how this unfolds. As I haven’t had the chance to test it myself, and official details about the feature remain limited, it’s difficult to fully understand how it operates.
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Via: Windows Latest
