Continue, or "try it now" a popup from Gmail now asks, offering to compose your next message with Gemini.

Malka Beth

@kwayk42 @briankrebs about a decade ago, which is why in my efforts to degoogle my electronics, I avoid Microslop in equal measure.

Tournesol 🌻🥞

@briankrebs I genuinely don't know which button I should click to say No, that's crazy

BrianKrebs

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange
What would happen if you asked Gemini to write an Email that clearly went against it's TOS and AUP? Would it politely refuse and give you the normal message composition window I wonder. (I no longer have gmail).

BrianKrebs

@rootwyrm It worked, but then when I went to compose an email it fired another popup trying to push Gemini.

Patrick Schmitz

@briankrebs the "x" is the "annoy me later" button, "no" is not an option.

Binary Large Octopus

@briankrebs Have Gemini compose my messages? Like this: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/16750?

Greg. Just Greg…

@briankrebs Indeed when your plan for market growth is to hide the opt-out button, it might be time to reassess the value of your tool.

OnlyMe

@briankrebs Does ‘Continue’ do the same thing as ‘Try now’?

Kaosc

@dianea @briankrebs Been thinking the same. It would also be nice to have a proper search again via ripgrep.

[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD

@briankrebs nah the tiny "x" is likely the "continue" button aka the "remind me later" button

Mike Mattatall

@briankrebs And here I thought I was already confidently drafting my emails ...

((( Geekosaurus )))

@briankrebs There is a setting to turn off "smart features" which will suppress those Gemini prompts.

Paul Chambers🚧

@kahomono You still get the nag screens every time they release a new feature and every now and then a nag screen to turn Gemini on. @briankrebs

MostlyTato

@briankrebs
Because writing an email is such a hard thing that we have always struggled with...

gardengeek

@multisn8

I did! when seeing this screenshot, my first thought was: huh, I wonder how confidential this really is?? I was confident about my initial read.

Also, does this mean that some (many? most??) emails I receive from gmail accounts will be written by AI? I'm sorry, but I do not spend my time reading AI-generated mail. Boycott in both directions (sending and receiving from gmail).

@briankrebs

Earthshine

@briankrebs @rootwyrm the correct process flow is x -> options -> takeout -> download my data -> options -> account -> delete my account.

kbal

Is it just me, or does "draft emails confidently" seem like too awkward a phrase to inspire much confidence?

Gustavo

@briankrebs I just disabled the smart features entirely. No, smart folder organization isn't a thing I want, it is why I disabled it in the first place. I'm sure Google is using my messages to train their models anyway, but I don't want to get bothered by all this fuzz.

Alex M. Dunne (he/him)

@briankrebs

That's weird #AI marketing from #gmail.

As "a random guy on the internet" I have all the confidence I need to type an email...

RootWyrm 🇺🇦:progress:

@briankrebs yep, there is absolutely no way to turn it off now, and no way to keep it from hoovering up your inbox for training. "X" is just "force it on me every time."

Seriously.
People need to get the fuck off Gmail.
It's so damn bad that I am giving serious consideration to starting an email hosting business. And I know better than just about everyone what that involves.