Google Will Save Your Lens Photos, Search Recordings, and Translations for AI Training

Google is making changes to how it saves your interactions with Search. In an email sent to users, Google says it will save the images, files, audio, and video you use to search under a new "Search Services History" setting. This includes the images you search for with Google Lens, recordings from its real-time Search Live feature, and audio from Google Translate. The company says this data will help train its AI models to provide better results.

This change affects anyone who uses Google's AI-powered search features. In plain English, if you take a photo with Lens to find information, record a voice search, or use Translate to convert speech, Google may keep that data to improve its AI. Think of it like a teacher using student homework to get better at explaining lessons.

If you're uncomfortable with this, you can opt out. Go to your Google Account settings, find "Search Services History," and toggle it off. This ensures Google won't save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, or Translate audio for AI training.