Google is training AI on even more of your data now, unless you opt out - here's how
Google just made your search history fair game for AI training — unless you know where to click.
Why it matters
Google is expanding its data usage policy to train LLMs on images, videos, and voice searches with opt-out rather than opt-in consent. This reflects the AI industry's evolving stance on data governance and raises privacy/regulatory questions for enterprise leaders using Google services.
The key facts
8 to knowGoogle expanding LLM training data to include images, videos, voice searches
Opt-out model rather than opt-in consent structure
Affects user privacy and enterprise data governance
Published July 2026 — timing suggests recent policy change
Google expanding training data sources to include images, videos, and voice searches
Feature is opt-out rather than opt-in (privacy-by-default concern)
Affects all users unless they actively disable the feature
Published July 2026 - represents shift in Google's data usage policy
Go to the source
ZDNet AIzdnet.com
Publisher excerpt: Images, videos and voice searches can be used to train Google's LLMs. You can disable this feature to retain your privacy.