{"id":1111,"date":"2024-06-26T12:03:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/meta-is-planning-to-use-your-facebook-and-instagram-posts-to-train-ai-and-not-everyone-can-opt-out\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T12:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:03:32","slug":"meta-is-planning-to-use-your-facebook-and-instagram-posts-to-train-ai-and-not-everyone-can-opt-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/meta-is-planning-to-use-your-facebook-and-instagram-posts-to-train-ai-and-not-everyone-can-opt-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta is planning to use your Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI \u2013 and not everyone can opt out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you have an Instagram or Facebook account in the UK or European Union, everything you share publicly on those platforms may soon be used to train\u00a0artificial intelligence\u00a0(AI).<\/p>\n

From today, Meta<\/strong> was going to use the posts to train its AI<\/strong> model, but it faced 11 legal challenges in Europe.<\/p>\n

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) then asked the technology giant to delay training the large language models, which Meta\u2019s global engagement director for privacy policy Stefano Fratta called \u201cdisappointing\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meta sources say they hope the delay will be resolved over the summer.<\/p>\n

Noyb \u2013 a European campaign group that advocates for digital rights \u2013 lodged the complaints, saying Meta\u2019s changes \u201coverride the fundamental right to data protection and privacy of European users\u201d.<\/p>\n

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After pausing its plans to use Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI, Meta said: \u201cWe are following the example set by others, including Google and OpenAI, both of which have already used data from Europeans to train AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur approach is more transparent and offers easier controls than many of our industry counterparts already training their models on similar publicly available information.\u201d<\/p>\n

What you can do if you are a Facebook or Instagram user<\/strong><\/p>\n

Users in the European Union and the UK are protected by strict data protection <\/strong>rules and have the right to object to their data being taken and used.<\/p>\n

When the delayed plans are put back into action, users will be notified again about the upcoming changes.<\/p>\n

That is likely to come in the form of a notification or email from Meta and will give users the opportunity to object before the changes come into force.<\/p>\n

Meta is currently pointing users towards a form they can fill in to explain why they don\u2019t want their data used.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t guarantee it will accept the request but Meta does say it will \u201creview objection requests in accordance with relevant data protection laws\u201d.<\/p>\n

For users in the US or another country without those data privacy laws, there\u2019s no option to opt out.<\/p>\n

The company has also delayed releasing Meta AI in Europe because of the delays.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut simply, without including local information we\u2019d only be able to offer people [in Europe] a second-rate experience,\u201d said Mr Fratta in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means we aren\u2019t able to launch Meta AI in Europe at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to work collaboratively with the DPC so that people in Europe have access to and are properly served by the same level of AI innovation as the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on sky.com<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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