Subj : Gemini AI platform caught scanning Google Drive files without use
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jul 15 2024 14:15:05

Gemini AI platform caught scanning Google Drive files without user permission

Date:
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:09:35 +0000

Description:
Gemini AI tool is seemingly insistent on summarizing some Google Drive 
documents, and tough to disable.

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Googles Gemini AI has been caught scanning PDF files hosted on Google Drive 
without active permission or initiation, sparking yet another discussion 
around AI safety and privacy concerns. 

Senior Advisor on AI Governance Kevin Bankson took to X to share concerns 
over an automatically generated AI summary in a private and confidential tax 
return. 

Bankstons thread detailed his experience with Gemini AI reading private 
documents without consent and the subsequent troubles in disabling the 
functionality on the cloud storage platform. Gemini might be more buried in 
Google Drive than you thought 

Despite attempts to disable the feature, Bankston found that Geminis 
continued to operate in Google Drive, raising questions about Googles 
handling of user data and privacy settings. 

After failing to find the right controls to disable Geminis integration, the 
Advisor asked Googles ChatGPT-rivalling AI chatbot on two occasions to 
pinpoint the settings. A second, more detailed response still brought no joy: 
Gemini is *not* in Apps and services on my dashboard (1st option), and I 
didn't have a profile pic in the upper right of the Gemini page (2nd). 

With help from another X user, Bankston found the control, which was already 
disabled, highlighting either a malfunctioning control or indicating that 
further settings are hidden elsewhere. 

 TechRadar Pro has asked Google to comment on the case, but the company did 
not immediately respond. 

Previous Google documentation has confirmed that the company will not use 
Google Workspace data to train or improve its generative AI services or to 
feed targeted ads, however there are still some concerns about data hygiene 
and cross-contamination that could ultimately lead to leaked data. 

Bankston theorizes that his previous participation in Google Workspace Labs 
might have influenced Geminis behavior, but his concern about hidden settings 
and controls remains a topic that Google must address in order to satisfy 
worried users. 

Moreover, the case reaffirms the importance of consent and user control as AI 
continues to advance and becomes more deeply ingrained in the products we use 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/gemini-ai-platform-caught-scanning-goog
le-drive-files-without-user-permission


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