Gemini leaks unreleased game character, Google denies scanning private Docs
On August 7, an indie game developer discovered Gemini disclosed an unreleased character. Google responded on August 8 denying that it scans private Google Docs to train Gemini.
On August 7, Windows Report reported that an indie game developer discovered a data leak while using Google Gemini to search for information about a game his studio is developing. Gemini returned the unreleased character Vantage Tripod in its answer. The developer stated the character existed only in a private Google Docs document that had never been uploaded publicly and was not stored in any game files.
On August 8, Google responded that the company does not scan private Google Docs to train Gemini, and Gemini only accesses Workspace files when a user actively requests it. Google added that if someone publishes a link to a public document on the internet, those pages can be found and indexed by search engine crawlers, and users retain full control over Workspace file permissions.
The actual cause of how Gemini learned this unreleased information remains under investigation. The incident has reignited developer community concerns about the data privacy boundary in consumer AI products.