15:I[981,["658","static/chunks/658-a698693f56d0116a.js","183","static/chunks/183-6beeeb801c274aaa.js","474","static/chunks/app/%5Btype%5D/layout-631c4730b83c8223.js"],"Posts"] 16:T45d,I was using today a Gemini (3.1 pro), and had a long conversation about mobile operators offering on gemini.google.com. In one of the replies, completely out of context (topic), gemini added: "By the way, to have access to all features, please enable Gemini Apps Activity." Last three words were a link to https://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini.

:-O

NB: 1. this conversation was not about google/activities, etc. completely other topic.

2. I do not have app activity enabled

3. Google in many different places try convince users to allow them to have history and data (app activity).

4. I dont know if this is a result of training, or text insertion via API, nevertheless it was directly within paragraph of other text (response) generated by the gemini (sic!)

We, discuss ads by openai, but here is in big black letters, one of the googles dark pattern directly in model response.

BTW: gemini pro 3.1 really nailed this task and provided a lot of useful information.17:T40d,I think I've just had my first experience with an "AI"-driven call centre.

I phoned up with a simple question about a UK Govt. service I use, and got a human being who repeatedly gave me wrong or non-answers in a wierd way I've never heard before. I reckon my voice was being put through voice-to-text feeding a chatbot which was replying in text on her screen and she was reading that text to me.

After a few "sorry, that doesn't answer my question at all" from me, she seemed to put her hands on the wheel to reply "You're not listening to me. I can't help you if you won't listen to me". I said "I'm listening but not hearing an answer." This must have been

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