In Brief: Google has given itself permission to use posted information to train its AI models
The company notified users via its privacy policy that it was changing to include that permission.
The company notified users via its privacy policy that it was changing to include that permission.
The law tracks closely with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), which passed last year.
Italy-based Neodata Group and Adabra have merged to become Blendee. The firm will offer a combined “marketing operating system” that combines the Adabra Customer Data Platform with Neodata’s Adagio ad server and Exaudi Data Management Platform. The company also announced €6 million in new funding.
YouTube is not just a video platform, of course, it’s also a powerful search engine and it has begun testing a Google AI Overviews carousel that will appear in results for selected queries. Given the threat AI Overviews is perceived to pose to click-thru traffic in Google Search results, there’s a question about whether the YouTube initiative could depress click-thrus to brand and creator videos. Right now, the feature is only visible to a sub-set of U.S. premium users.