Google AI somehow learned a secret that only existed in the developer's private documents. The developer of the independent game "Operation Octo" recently attracted attention on the Internet.

Google AI somehow learned a secret that only existed in the developer's private documents. The developer of the independent game "Operation Octo" has recently attracted attention on the Internet. According to the developer, when a player used Google AI to query the unpublished update content of his game, the AI ​​accurately gave the name of an unreleased character named "Vantage Tripod". Developer Klub Kofta Studio says the character has never been revealed to anyone and doesn't even appear in the game's code, Steam backend, or any publicly released documents. In the developer's memory, the only trace of this specific name in the digital world is stored in his personal and private Google Doc document. Due to the small size of the game itself and limited online discussion, the AI ​​was able to accurately "break the news" without interference, which shocked and puzzled the developers. In response to external concerns about privacy leaks, Google responded that the company will never use users’ private documents in Workspace (including Google Drive and Docs) to train basic AI models such as Gemini. Google explained that if the document has a shared link and can be crawled by crawlers on the Internet, it may be indexed by search engines. It is also recommended that users properly manage document access rights. At present, the specific reason why Google AI obtained this undisclosed character has not yet been determined. As discussions quickly took place on platforms like Reddit, this phenomenon can no longer be replicated—now AI will only cite relevant community threads as its source of information when asked the same question. This incident not only highlighted the information confidentiality challenges faced by independent developers in digital creation, but also once again triggered the public's in-depth thinking on the legality and transparency of information sources of AI search tools. via cnBeta.COM - Chinese industry information station (author: source: cnBeta.COM)