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Google is coming under scrutiny after people discovered transcripts of conversations with its AI chatbot are being indexed in search results.

While it’s unclear if this is an intentional change or simply a bug, users of Google’s chatbot should exercise caution as their conversations could be indexed in Search.

Google Bard Conversations In Search Results

On X, formerly Twitter, people report links to conversations with Google’s Bard chatbot are appearing in search results, raising concerns about privacy and data security.

You can replicate what others are seeing by typing ‘site:bard.google.com/share‘ into the Google Search bar.

This has sparked a wave of concern among Bard users.

Google hasn’t commented whether the chatbot indexing is an intentional feature or an indexing error.

For now, those using Google Bard should be aware that their conversations may not remain private. Avoid discussing sensitive topics and information you wouldn’t want to be tied back to you publicly.

Related To Helpful Content Update?

It’s worth noting that the Bard transcripts started appearing in search results following a recent update to Google’s helpful content search ranking system.

However, whether the update led to Google indexing Bard’s conversations is unclear.

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