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We need to relearn how to use AI when it’s on our bodies

Victoria Song

created: Aug. 5, 2025, noon | updated: Aug. 5, 2025, 3:53 p.m.

A competent, helpful AI assistant that you could interact with while on the go isn’t the worst use case for AI I’ve ever heard of. The other conundrum is knowing when and how to use Gemini on the wrist, versus Gemini on the phone, versus Gemini in your browser. I tried having Gemini look up coffee shops and send them to various people across different messaging apps. It’s one thing to know Gemini is capable of more complex tasks. You have to invest effort into training an AI to know you.

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