You can opt out by adjusting a few settings.
Google is at it again. The company recently quietly introduced changes to the way it collects data to train its AI platform. According to a report, you can now scoop the media you upload to various search tools for training purposes. tech crunch.
This includes “images, files, audio and video recordings”. That’s pretty much it. What exactly does this mean? When you upload a photo to Google Lens to visually search for something, businesses can capture it. The same goes for audio that accompanies Google Voice Search and uploads to Google Translate. This applies to all search-related products, so things like personal Google Photos are safe for now.
The vast maw of generative AI needs data to feed it, and that is running out, so all users are automatically opted in. However, there is a solution for those who don’t like having random giant companies combing through their images and videos.
You can opt out of this by changing certain settings. First, go to the dedicated search service history page and uncheck the “Save Media” box. Next, go to this Search Services personalization page and make sure nothing is saved. That should be enough. As a side note, you can turn off AI summary results by typing “-AI” before the query.
Of course, this is modern AI. Permissions are not always required to access data. Just ask some musicians.
