Arrr, Google be adjustin' its privacy scrolls to match Bard AI's data plunderin', and we be mighty skeered!
2023-07-06
Avast ye, mateys! What be the reckonin' fer this here data scrapin' on privacy 'n such other matters as plagiarism? Arrr!
Google has made a change to its privacy policy, specifically regarding its use of AI technology. The updated policy now states that publicly available information can be used to train Google's AI models, including its translation service, Bard, and Cloud AI capabilities. Previously, the policy only mentioned language models and Google Translate. This expansion of the policy highlights the fact that anything posted publicly online can potentially be picked up and utilized by Google's AI.This change raises questions about privacy and plagiarism concerns. Both Google's Bard and Microsoft's Bing AI extract and analyze online content to improve their understanding of various topics. The explicit mention of this in Google's privacy policy may prompt some individuals to reconsider their thoughts on the matter. It is worth noting that Google has been using Bard for some time but has only recently decided to update its policy.
Despite potential concerns about privacy and plagiarism, it is unlikely that there are clear boundaries to govern the use of others' content by AI models. Policing these issues would be impractical, if not impossible. Additionally, scraping data from the web on such a large scale raises broader concerns about accuracy and misinformation.
Platforms like Reddit and Twitter have also expressed worries about the scraping of public data for AI models. Elon Musk, for example, has voiced opposition to the practice. Recently implemented limitations on data scraping by Twitter could potentially benefit other platforms like Facebook's Threads.
Overall, the use of AI models that rely on large-scale data scraping presents numerous challenges. However, major tech companies continue to push forward in their race to establish themselves as leaders in the field, seemingly giving little thought to the practical implications of their actions.