Tell HN: Gemini trains on chat history, even for subscribers (personal accounts)
If you have a personal Google AI subscription, all your saved chat history in Gemini can be used for training and there is no way to opt out unless you turn off chat history or use temporary chat sessions. These chat transcripts may even be read by human reviewers. Although Google claims to disconnect them from your account when human-reviewed, they explicitly warn not to enter confidential…
Gemini, the chat-driven AI service offered by Google, automatically incorporates personal chat histories into its training processes for subscribers, including those with paid accounts. This means that all saved conversations in Gemini are utilized for model improvement, with no explicit opt-out option available beyond turning off chat history or using temporary sessions.
Human reviewers may view these transcripts, although Google claims to disconnect them from individual accounts post-review. However, the company explicitly advises against entering confidential data, as it may be subject to review and use in model training. Chat sessions reviewed by humans are retained for up to three years, even if users delete their activity, as opposed to being erased permanently.
To prevent their chat data from being used for training, users must disable the "Keep Activity" setting, which subsequently leads to the loss of all chat sessions after a 72-hour window. This revelation, shared by an HN user, has left many subscribers disappointed, as they believed paying for the service would safeguard their privacy.
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