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Doug Belshaw

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 20:20:25

This Bluesky thread is wild. I use LLMs as part of my workflow, but I really *didn't* like having Gemini forced into my Google Docs, email, and everywhere else this week.

One person, who has written into their contracts that they're not allowed to use AI in their work tried to get it turned off...

bsky.app/profile/litbowl.bsky.

Stephen Dioxide :TwinPines:

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 20:36:50

@dajb I found that intensely annoying, especially since I had six different Gmail accounts open at the same time, which is a lot, even for me.

I can't change my workflow at work, but at home, my workflow is Obsidian-> pandoc.

Doug Belshaw

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 20:41:57

@Steve It's an incredible thing to do to paying business users

Stephen Dioxide :TwinPines:

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 20:47:09

@dajb It calls to mind @pluralistic's debunking of the phrase, "If you're not paying for the product, you're the product." Here we are, paying for the product, and yet, we are the product at the same time.

NKTSecurity

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 23:21:42

@Steve @dajb @pluralistic As any psychopath would say: "Paid twice! Nice."

Gary "grim" Kramlich

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 23:31:53

@Steve @dajb @pluralistic Whether you're paying for the product or not, you're probably still part of the product.

:ulfr:

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 23:42:04

@Steve Not every implication holds true when reversed ;) @pluralistic @dajb

Doug Belshaw

Föderation EN Sa 18.01.2025 22:13:41

@nemobis Ugh, Atlassian even without AI 😐

Paul Nicholls

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 00:22:44

@dajb Thanks to the huge efforts of the OP (and likely many others), it now seems to only require a pretty quick live chat to have the "Gemini for Google Workspace" options made available. Massive props to OP and everyone else who helped make Google buck up their ideas (slightly), and those who are spreading the message!

Live chat with Google Support, in which they quickly enabled the "Gemini for Google Workspace" settings for my Workspace at my request (after only one false start, when they suggested turning off the "smart features and personalization" Gmail setting).

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David

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 09:07:35

@dajb This whole fiasco is giving me Google Buzz vibes.

Doug Belshaw

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 10:21:40

@davids7 Yeah, Buzz on steroids. Can you imagine being a Product Manager at Google? 🫠

Metafrastis

Föderation EN So 19.01.2025 22:54:48

@dajb I decided not to use Google services more than 15 years ago. My compassion with companies and individuals who still work with Google (or Microsoft) services and apps is very limited… you got what you had coming.