Google AI Allegedly Leaks Private Game Content from Google Docs

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Klub Kofta Studio, an indie game developer, claims Google's AI (Gemini) revealed the name of an unreleased game character that existed only in a private Google Doc. This incident has raised concerns about AI privacy and data handling, as Google denies its AI trains on private Workspace documents.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

The AI system (Google Gemini) is explicitly involved and has been used to extract private, confidential information that was not publicly available, indicating a breach of privacy and possibly intellectual property rights. This constitutes a violation of rights under applicable law protecting privacy and intellectual property. The harm is realized as the developer's confidential information was leaked through the AI's outputs. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident due to the direct harm caused by the AI system's use or malfunction leading to a privacy breach and potential intellectual property violation.[AI generated]
AI principles
Privacy & data governanceAccountability

Industries
IT infrastructure and hosting

Affected stakeholders
Business

Harm types
Human or fundamental rightsEconomic/Property

AI system task:
Interaction support/chatbots


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