If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
TechCrunch AI Sarah Perez July 6, 2026

AI Summary— plain English for professionals
# Google Is Using Your Search Data to Train AI—Here's How to Stop It Google recently changed its privacy settings to automatically use your search history and other data to improve its AI systems, but you can turn this off in your account settings. If you'd rather keep your personal information private and not contribute to Google's AI training, you'll want to disable this setting. The change affects most Google users, so it's worth checking your privacy preferences even if you don't remember opting in.
PSA: A change to Google's privacy settings let it train its AI on more of your data. Here's how to opt out.
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