Google Stops Indexing Shared Conversations on Bard

Bard, an AI chatbot developed by Google, has gained significant popularity for its ability to engage in conversations and assist users with various tasks. With the introduction of shared conversations, users were given the freedom to publicly share their interactions with other Bard users.

In Google's documentation, they have explained that users can share conversations if they are willing to. However, Google is trying to block the indexing of these shared conversations.

 

Discussion Context

In its explanation on X, Google revealed its intention to block shared conversations with Bard from appearing in Google search results. This decision was made shortly after the release of the innovative Google Bard feature, which allowed users to publicly share their conversations with the AI chatbot, Bard.

Google Search quickly began indexing and displaying the URLs of these shared conversations, prompting Google to take action.

However, shortly after, Google Search's web crawler found and indexed these conversation URLs. As a result, these conversations could be accessed through Google search results, potentially posing privacy and security issues for users who may unintentionally share sensitive information.

Here is the result displayed by Google when users wanted to access Bard conversations. This screenshot was taken before Google blocked and stopped indexing Bard's conversations.

 

 

To address this issue, Google will soon implement changes to its indexing and web indexing algorithms to block Bard shared conversation URLs from Google search results. This adjustment aims to strike a balance between privacy and the usefulness of the feature.

 

Latest Update

Users can still share their conversations with Bard, but these conversations will no longer be accessible through Google Search. Here is the latest screenshot we obtained with the same query:

 

 

Google's update demonstrates its responsibility to user feedback and its dedication to providing a safe and secure online environment. For more information and updates on this development, users can refer to Google's official announcements and documentation.