Google Will Use Public Data For AI Training Under New Privacy Policy
Google has updated the privacy policy for users of the company’s services. As of July 1, 2023, Google reserves the right to use public data to train artificial intelligence models.
Initially, the document stated that publicly available data would be used for commercial and research purposes, as well as to improve the work of the Google Translate service. The new version of the “Privacy Policy” states: “Google uses the information to improve its services and develop new products, features and technologies for users and the public. The company uses public information to train Google AI models and create products and features such as Google Translate, Bard and Cloud AI.”
The document goes on to clarify what is meant by “public” information: “If information about your company appears on the website, we may index and display it in Google services.” The changes came into effect on July 1, 2023. Given the number and age of many Google accounts, the new privacy policy may also include data that has been collected over decades. And while it is not clear whether there is a mechanism that allows users to exclude information related to them from this array, as is done in relation to a search engine.
Judging by the clause about the “public availability” of information, Google will not train AI on the personal data of users – first and last name, age, search history, and so on.
