Discord know they replaced forums, so they're making your messages in discoverable servers searchable, which immediately raises one question: what about AI?
You might want to hold off on that horny posting in your favourite discoverable Discord server. The chat service announced today that any servers that are listed as discoverable, meaning anyone can find them simply through Googling, no invite link required, will now also show messages and discussions posted in said servers on Google. Read more
Discord has announced a new feature that will make messages and discussions in discoverable servers searchable on Google. This move is being made as forums have become less popular, and Discord aims to make valuable information from these conversations accessible on the wider internet. However, this raises concerns about AI training, as Discord's current policy prohibits AI companies from training their models on users' messages.
The company has not yet provided safeguards to prevent potential misuse of this feature. Server admins and members can choose to opt out of the feature, which will become available on November 16th, with channel messages viewable by mid-December. In certain regions, the setting is off by default due to legal restrictions. Users under 18 are excluded from enabling the feature until they turn 18.
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