Google is retreating viral posts on social networks and articles such as this one is from Malwarebytes, claiming that Google has changed its policy on using your Gmail messages and attachments to train artificial intelligence models, and the only way to opt out is to turn off “smart features” like spell checking.
But Google spokeswoman Jenny Thomson says: Edge that “these reports are misleading – we haven't changed anyone's settings, Gmail Smart Features have been around for years, and we don't use your Gmail content to train our Gemini AI model.”
In any case, you may want to double-check your settings since Edge The employee also says they turned off some of the smart features but were allowed to turn them back on. In January Google updated Its smart feature personalization settings allow you to enable features of Google Workspace and other Google products (such as Maps and Wallet) independently of each other.
In addition to features like spell checking, turning on Gmail's smart features allows you to features such as track orders or easily add flights from Gmail to your calendar. Enabling this feature in Workspace means that “you agree to allow Google Workspace to use your Workspace content and activities to personalize your Workspace experience,” according to the settings page, but Google says it does not mean sharing the content of your emails for use in AI training.
