Google is buying Play Store developers' code for AI training

Google is paying select Android app developers for access to their Play Store code, according to a 404 Media report based on an email sent to a developer with millions of downloads. The program, described as a "confidential content offer pilot," aims to use the code for training Google's artificial intelligence models.

Google @Google is offering to pay some Android app developers for access to the code behind Play Store apps, according to a 404 Media report based on an email sent to a developer whose app has millions of downloads. The pitch, as reported by 404 Media's Jason Koebler, invites a "select group of Google Play app developers" into a "confidential content offer pilot." Google frames the program as a way for developers to "generate additional revenue" from production codebases, archived projects,...