How Google's Android Keyboard Keeps 'Smart Replies' Private

Google has infused its so-called Smart Reply feature, which uses machine learning to suggest words and sentences you may want to type next, into various email products for the last several years. But with Android 11, those contextual nudges--including emojis and stickers--are built directly into Gboard, Google's popular keyboard app. They can follow you everywhere you type. Figuring out how to keep the AI that powers all of this from becoming a privacy nightmare. Google has been adamant for years that Gboard doesn't retain or send any data about your keystrokes.