Deleting an AI chat: what happens to memory and connected data?
Use Gemini as a concrete example to separate chat deletion, memory settings, connected apps and public sharing links.
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Use an assistant without losing track of the facts. Check summaries, calculations and the assumptions behind an answer.
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“On-device AI” is a starting point for a privacy check
A feature can combine local processing and online services. Check the particular task, data sent and settings rather than relying on one label.
Read the guideBefore asking AI about a PDF, check what it can actually read
Scanned pages, tables and faint digits can change what reaches an AI tool. A few checks make document questions easier to verify.
Read the guideThe most useful part of a document may be what the AI summary leaves out
Short summaries can lose conditions, exceptions and uncertainty. Ask for those explicitly and compare them with the original.
Read the guideContent Credentials describe a file’s history, not the whole truth
What provenance information can tell you about an image, why missing credentials prove little and where ordinary verification still matters.
Read the guideAn AI answer has citations. Do they support what it says?
A short checking routine for confident explanations, impressive links and claims that may have changed.
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