Are AI assistants active on your smartphone without real consent?

Nyambura Kogi, Chairperson of the Association of Women Commercial Drivers of Kenya, sits on the edge of her couch, taps her two phones Redmi 12 Pro and Sumsung Galaxy A56  impatiently with a sigh. “I hate Gemini, especially because it makes both my phones really hang and there seems to be no way to disable it.” Kogi does not recall opting into Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants. It…