TECH - Is Google's AI Crawling Through Your Personal Docs And Spreadsheets? Here's What A New Report Reveals | Benzinga
Google Docs users can breathe a sigh of relief. Their documents are not as public as previously feared, with the tech giant reportedly confirming that they are not considered “publicly available” for AI training.
What Happened: Earlier this month, a report revealed that Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has been training its AI on publicly available Google Docs. However, a company representative has now confirmed that users' personal documents are safe, reported Business Insider.
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The representative for Google said that changing the share settings to “anyone with the link” does not make a document “public” for AI training purposes. To be considered “publicly available,” a document must be ...