# Gmail Users Beware: AI Attacks are Escalating
Google warned us this would happen. AI updates rolling out across browsers and platforms are a honeypot for attackers. Government agencies fear the situation “may be worse” than previously encountered threats. Now, a new warning is being issued to Gmail’s 2 billion users: “If an attacker can influence what AI reads, they can influence what AI does.”
When Google faced criticism for allegedly training AI on Gmail user data,I cautioned that the core issue isn’t *whether* AI trains on the data,but rather AI *accessing* it.Google denies that AI training occurs. However, enabling these updates grants Google’s AI access to all your data.
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