The article directly quotes google giving a clear answer….
“Google replied to the tweet directly, saying, “Bard is an early experiment based on Large Language Models and will make mistakes. It is not trained on Gmail data. -JQ”.
“Google replied to the tweet directly, saying, “Bard is an early experiment based on Large Language Models and will make mistakes. It is not trained on Gmail data. -JQ”.
Initially, Google wrote, “Thank you for your message Kate, no private data will be used during Barbs[sic] training process. We always take good care of our users’ privacy and security.”
"That seems like a clear and heartening assurance. It’s notable, then, that Google quickly deleted that tweet and didn’t amend it with any additional clarification"
That makes me wonder if another model was trained and then pulled in. Example being the Gmail one.
1. "is" versus "was" 2. This tweet is from Google Workspace. It might pertain to Google Workspace gmail only and say nothing about public gmail.
Google has been very explicit that they will not analyze emails of Google Workspace subscribes for ad targeting, but says little about how in-depth they analyze for Gmail users.