iOS 18 shares your photo data with Apple by default

Is your iPhone sharing photos data with Apple by default?
To see what it enables in the Photos app, swipe up on a picture you’ve taken of a building and select “Look up Landmark,” and a card will appear that ideally identifies it. Here are a couple of examples from my phone:
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