USAID AI Recording Concerns
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USAID Workers Reportedly Believe They Were Recorded by Google's Gemini AI

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was warned by staff that Google ’s AI assistant Gemini was likely recording conversations happening over Google Workspace applications.
USAID staffers were given verbal warnings that Gemini was active in their Workspace and could be recording conversations, including everything from staff meetings to human resource reports.
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