Google has added AI to a lot of their products, but in an almost perfunctory way.

· Bits and Bobs 4/28/25
  • Google has added AI to a lot of their products, but in an almost perfunctory way.
    • Because in those kinds of aggregator contexts, users have to have a theory of mind about the AI:
      • What is its goal?
      • What are its intentions?
      • Is it aligned with me?
      • Is it remembering things about me from before to manipulate me?
    • That cloud hanging over it prevents any large aggregator from being too aggressive with including AI features.
    • But if you don't have those problems, if it's unambiguously working for you with no conflict of interest and doing what you've told it, then you could go AI-heavy on tools.
    • Remove the doubt that it's not working for you.

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