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Google Trains AI on Your Uploaded Search Media

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Engadget ·

Google now uses images and audio uploaded via Search to train its AI models, according to an update to its privacy policy. Users can opt out by adjusting settings, but the change is automatic. The move expands Google's AI training data sources beyond public web content.

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This quietly expands Google's AI training pipeline, but the opt-out process may not be obvious to most users.
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