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Google Now Trains AI With Your Uploaded Media
7 Jul
Summary
- Google now uses uploaded media for AI training.
- Users are automatically opted in to data collection.
- Users can opt out via specific Search Services settings.
Google is now utilizing media uploaded by users across its search tools to train its AI platforms. This policy change, recently reported, allows the company to use images, files, and audio or video recordings for AI development.
Media uploaded to services such as Google Lens for visual searches, or to Google Translate and voice searches, may now be incorporated into Google's AI training data. While personal Google Photos are reportedly unaffected, all users are automatically opted into this data usage.
Users concerned about their media being used for AI training can opt out. This involves visiting the Search Services History page and unchecking the "Save Media" option, and also ensuring that nothing is saved on the Search Services Personalization page.
Additionally, users can disable AI overview results in search queries by prefixing their search with "-AI." This move by Google highlights the ongoing demand for data to feed the growing capabilities of generative AI technologies.
