"For Gmail users, there is an automatic opt-in that may allow Google access to your emailed data (think: your personal and work messages, your attachments) "to train AI models," cybersecurity experts allege. If you don't want this information shared, you need to adjust your settings. In the race for companies to get an ROI on AI, we're already seeing language learning models running out of new, human-generated data to train on."
""Google uses information to improve our services and to develop new products, features and technologies that benefit our users and the public. For example, we use publicly available information to help train Google's AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Gemini Apps, and Cloud AI capabilities," according to the company's privacy policy. Notably, Bloomberg reports there is already a proposed class-action lawsuit against Google."
"Google did not immediately answer HuffPost's question about the process of opting users in and out of these features, or the class action lawsuit. A spokesperson for Google told HuffPost via email that the reports are "misleading," noting that "Gmail Smart Features have existed for many years, and we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.""
Gmail users face an automatic opt-in that may give Google access to emails, attachments, and message content for potential use in AI model training unless users change account settings. Companies are seeking more human-generated data to train language models, and automated tools like meeting-note assistants can passively collect workplace communications. Google’s privacy policy states that publicly available information can be used to train AI and develop products such as Google Translate, Gemini Apps, and Cloud AI. A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Google enabled Gemini to access users’ entire Gmail histories. Google characterized reports as misleading and denied using Gmail content to train Gemini.
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