An update to Google's privacy policy suggests that the entire public internet is fair game for it's AI projects. If Google can read your words, assume they belong to the company now, and expect that they’re nesting somewhere in the bowels of a chatbot.

This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to Google, but it’s a reminder to get off of their services if you’re concerned about your data privacy. A Slashdot commenter wondered whether this also applies to the contents of emails on gmail. I’m going to assume it does.

  • sogekingfisher@vlemmy.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If posted to a public forum like this one, non-commercial usage is obviously required. On the biggest (i.e., for-profit) social platforms, commercial use is also required (if I’m understanding those terms correctly, at least).

    There is stuff publicly available online that has restrictions on commercial use. Because I’d rather see how open source AI generation goes, I’d prefer to have non-commercial efforts get that sweet data without giving it to the major tech companies.