With coding having emerged as one of the best use cases for LLMs, Google is reportedly looking to train its AI models with code from actual Android app developers, but is at least paying them to do so.
404 Media reports that a “confidential” program sees Google (trying to) quietly purchase Android app code from Play Store developers specifically to train its AI models. In an email to app developers, Google positions the “confidential content offer pilot” as a way to “generate additional revenue from your apps.”
Google says that the code purchased is being used “to help improve Google’s developer tools and products,” with a link in the email going to a page about “partnerships to improve our AI products.” The email itself apparently does not mention AI at all.
The email reads:
We are reaching out on behalf of the Google Partnerships team with an invitation for a select group of Google Play app developers to join a confidential content offer pilot.
