Google has changed its privacy policy regarding the use of public data for its artificial intelligence products. The tech giant will potentially use publicly available data, such as information on the Internet, social media or other public sources shared by users, to help improve its AI products.
According to Hoshio, this does not mean that Google is using users’ data without their consent or violating their privacy rights. However, this change highlights the importance of reviewing privacy policies and being aware of how companies use user data.
Google has updated its privacy policy to state that it uses “publicly available” data to help train its AI models. Publicly available data refers to data or information that is already publicly available, such as data available on the Internet or data publicly shared on the Google platform.
According to several tech publications, Google’s new policy means that anything posted online will now be part of the company’s AI products.
Based on quotes from Engadget’s Marilla Moon and Gizmodo’s Thomas Germain, it appears they are expressing concerns about Google’s updated privacy policy, specifically regarding the use of publicly available information to train its AI models. Marilla Moon wrote: “Google has informed people that anything they post publicly online can be used to train Bard, its future versions, and any other artificial intelligence generation product that Google develops.”
Gizmodo’s Thomas German put it more bluntly, writing: “If you use Google products or services that involve audio recording or transcription, you should assume that Google owns your content. Also, you should expect Google to use your information in some way.”
However, Google did not respond to questions when asked about the company’s new policy.
“We use publicly available information to help train Google’s AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Bard, and Cloud AI,” the policy states.
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