Recently the social network Linkedin had begun to leverage the content and data of its users to train artificial intelligence models in some territories.
However, the professional platform You will have to turn back in the United Kingdom. The British data protection regulator would have agreed with Linkedin to stop the launch of said feature.
“We are pleased that LinkedIn has reflected on the concerns we raised about its approach to training generative AI models with information related to its UK users,” Stephen Almond, executive director of regulatory risk at the ICO, says in the statement.
New AI model training program launched atBefore the Microsoft-owned social network updated its terms of service and privacy policyaccording to 404 Media.
Subsequent measures
Linkedin, shortly after, shared that it used this information to “develop and train artificial intelligence (AI) models… and obtain insights with the help of AI, automated systems and inference, so that our services can be more relevant and useful to you and others.”
A message has also appeared on their FAQ page for a week stating that their “personal data may be used (or processed) for certain generative AI functions on LinkedIn.”
“Like other LinkedIn features, when you interact with features powered by generative AI, we process your interactions with the feature, which may include personal data (for example, your input and resulting output, your usage information, your language preference and any feedback you provide)”, the company has added.
This new function would not be used in either Europawhy It has strict laws protecting consumer data privacy.
Users, in any case, can decide not to participate in this model training feature by entering the account settings, where they check “Data for the improvement of generative AI”. They simply have to turn off the corresponding switch.
