If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
PSA: A change to Google's privacy settings let it train its AI on more of your data. Here's how to opt out.
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A search company recently updated its privacy settings to automatically save media uploads, including images, audio, and video recordings, for the purpose of training its AI models. Users can disable this by unchecking the "Save Media" box in the Search Services History settings, though the setting is enabled by default. This reflects a broader industry trend where tech companies are collecting data that people create or upload through their services rather than relying solely on publicly available information to improve AI systems. The company's own documentation confirms that saved media is retained specifically to develop and improve generative AI models.
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