Gemini app: free users will only keep Flash-Lite from 9 October
From 9 October, you can only choose Flash-Lite in the Gemini app without a subscription; Flash and Pro disappear from the free version. AI Plus keeps Flash-Lite and Flash but loses Pro, AI Pro and Ultra keep all models and AI Pro gains Deep Think. In addition, you can choose an effort level per model: low, medium or high.
What does this mean? If you use free Gemini for work, you'll soon be limited to the lightest model: check whether your answers are still good enough or whether a paid subscription or another model is needed.
Microsoft postpones usage-based billing for Copilot Business until 1 December
Microsoft is postponing the automatic usage-based billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business from 2 November to 1 December. An adjustable default limit of 4,000 Copilot Credits per user per month (about 40 dollars) is introduced, which partners can lower or set to zero. When you purchase Copilot Business licences, an Azure subscription is automatically created for the usage costs, unless you link an existing subscription.
What does this mean? If your organisation uses Copilot Business, agree with your IT partner before December which usage limit per user you want, so no unexpected costs arise.
AI Monitor GGZ: voice-driven reporting is common, AI strategy is lacking
In the first AI Monitor GGZ by M&I/Partners, among 25 of the 50 largest mental health care organisations, 96 per cent use voice-driven reporting. AI is mainly used for record-keeping and reporting (92 per cent), consultation preparation (64 per cent) and knowledge access (52 per cent). Only 24 per cent have an established AI strategy, and transformation capacity, AI knowledge and money are the biggest bottlenecks.
What does this mean? If you work in mental health care, AI in reporting is already the norm, but policy and knowledge are often lacking: ask which agreements apply before you use your own tool.
Disconnecting Gmail or Drive from ChatGPT did not delete your earlier data
If you disconnect Gmail or Google Drive from ChatGPT, only future access stops. Earlier chats in which that data was used, files stored separately in the library and information in Memory remain stored until you delete them yourself. According to OpenAI, the connection, conversations, saved files and Memory are separate components.
What does this mean? If you have used client or patient data via a connection in ChatGPT, also delete the relevant chats, files and memories; simply disconnecting is not enough for the GDPR.
