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Gemini trains on user chats, even paid accounts, with limited opt-out

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Google's Gemini AI model uses chat history for training, even for paid subscribers, with limited opt-out options. Users must disable "Keep Activity" to prevent their conversations from being used for model improvement, a setting that also limits chat session retention to 72 hours. A portion of these chats are reviewed by human annotators and retained for up to three years, regardless of account deletion, prompting warnings against entering confidential information. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential privacy concerns and data usage policies for AI services, impacting user trust and adoption.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a widely used AI product's data handling practices.

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Gemini trains on user chats, even paid accounts, with limited opt-out

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26 / 100
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User-reported issue with a widely used AI product's data handling practices.
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  1. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 English(EN) · jameslk ·

    Tell HN: Gemini trains on chat history, even for subscribers (personal accounts)

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