AI Ethics
Nov 4, 2026
Google AI Subscription Users' Chat History Used for Training Unless Opted Out
Nov 4, 2026
AI Summary
Users with a personal Google AI subscription have their chat history in Gemini utilized for training purposes unless they disable chat history or use temporary sessions. Google warns that chat transcripts may be reviewed by humans and advises against sharing confidential information.
- Personal Google AI subscription users' chat history in Gemini is used for training generative AI models.
- Users can opt out by turning off chat history or using temporary chat sessions, but this results in losing chat data after 72 hours.
- Google states that a subset of chats may be reviewed by human reviewers, and these reviews can retain data for up to three years, even if the user deletes their activity.
- Users are advised not to enter confidential information that they do not want reviewed or used to improve services.
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