AI Explorer

Understand AI agents, tools and the decisions that remain yours.

Illustration of a browser with the current tab shared to a Gemini side panel, beside four Gemini in Chrome settings switched off

Gemini · Nov 8

Gemini in Chrome: what it can see and how to turn it off

What Gemini in Chrome reads from your tabs, where it is stored, and the settings that switch it off on a computer.

A timeline of screen snapshots stops where the Save snapshots switch is turned off, beside Reset Recall and Pause until tomorrow options.

Microsoft Recall · Nov 3

How to turn off Microsoft Recall and what its snapshots save

Switch off Save snapshots, then reset to delete what Recall stored. What it saves and how to filter it.

An options dialog with an unticked Enable Copilot checkbox, beside notes that Word, Excel and PowerPoint switch per app while Outlook follows your account.

Microsoft Copilot · Oct 29

How to turn off Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Word, Excel and PowerPoint each have their own Copilot checkbox, and Outlook has a different switch. Here is where.

An envelope labelled Gmail beside three settings rows: Gmail, Chat and Meet switched on, and Google Workspace, marked Gemini, and Other Google products switched off.

Gemini · Oct 24

How to turn off Gemini in Gmail and Google Workspace

Gemini in Gmail sits behind Google's smart feature settings. Here is which one to switch off and what else it changes.

An iPhone settings screen with Apple Intelligence switches, linked to an on-device chip card and a Private Cloud card.

Apple Intelligence · Oct 18

How to turn off Apple Intelligence on iPhone, feature by feature

Switch off Siri AI, summaries and smart replies one by one, and see what your iPhone sends to the cloud.

A video meeting with notes switched on produces a document that can go to the host, the team or all guests.

AI tools · Oct 12

AI meeting notes privacy: consent, storage and settings

Who can switch on AI notes in Zoom, Meet, Teams and Otter, who gets a copy and where the notes are kept.

A task moves through document, browser and calculator tools to a review gate and result.

AI agents · Sep 26

AI agents: what they do and where to start

Give an AI agent a useful first task, clear limits and a result you can check.

AI Explorer · Jul 17

1Password lets Claude use approved logins without seeing passwords

1Password's Claude integration lets approved tasks use credentials without putting the secret into the model's context.

Microsoft Surface Pro with keyboard attached, illustrating on-device computing.

Local AI · Jun 12

Local AI: follow the data before trusting the label

A practical guide to on-device models, memory, offline setup and the cloud steps that can remain.

Google I/O developer announcement graphic with Google product icons

AI Explorer · May 20

Google expands Antigravity and adds managed Gemini agents

Google I/O brings Antigravity updates, managed Gemini agents and more developer tools.

AI Explorer explains how assistants and agents fit into real tasks. We look at instructions, information access, permissions and the points where a person needs to check an answer or approve an action. The aim is to help you make useful decisions without assuming every new feature is reliable for every job. Start with our guide to agents, then compare the tools that support the kind of work you have in mind.

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