The Gemini large language models (LLMs) that are used by Gemini Code Assist are trained on datasets of publicly available code, Google Cloud-specific material, and other relevant technical information in addition to the datasets used to train the Gemini foundation models. Models are trained so that Gemini Code Assist responses are as useful to Gemini Code Assist users as possible.
Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise don't use your prompts or generated responses for training or fine-tuning our underlying models. Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise editions use your data strictly for serving a response to the request, and unless instructed by you, isn't stored.
How and when Gemini Code Assist cites sources
Gemini Code Assist LLMs, like some other standalone LLM experiences, are intended to generate original content and not replicate existing content at length. We've designed our systems to limit the chances of this occurring, and we continue to improve how these systems function.
If Gemini Code Assist directly quotes at length from a web page, it cites that page. For answers with URLs, Gemini Code Assist lets users see and, in some cases, click to navigate directly to the source page.
When generating code or offering code completion, Gemini Code Assist provides citation information when it directly quotes at length from another source, such as existing open source code. In the case of citations to code repositories, the citation might also reference an applicable open source license.
To allow for better code generation in IDEs, Gemini Code Assist gathers contextual information from the file that you're actively using in your IDE as well as other open and relevant local files in your project.
When working with Gemini Code Assist in your IDE, Gemini lists your project files (the context sources) that were used as reference to generate responses to your prompts. Context sources are shown every time you use Gemini chat.
You can prevent Gemini Code Assist from suggesting code that matches cited sources by adjusting settings in VS Code.
Code customization in Gemini Code Assist Enterprise lets you get code suggestions based on your organization's private codebase directly from Gemini Code Assist. To learn more about code customization, and how we provide security when accessing and storing your private code, see the Gemini Code Assist overview. To configure and use code customization, see Configure and use Gemini Code Assist code customization.
For more information about Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise security controls, see Security, privacy, and compliance for Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise.