Google says it isn’t using your Gmail to train AI

You may have seen the now-viral warnings that Google is snooping around your Gmail account and using your emails to train its AI models.

“IMPORTANT message for everyone using Gmail,” reads the most viral post on X from user Dave Jones. “You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models.”

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Numerous outlets have now reported on these claims, usually followed by a step-by-step process to shut off Gmail’s Smart Features, which supposedly stop Google from using your emails.