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Meta has received the green light from European Union regulators to train its AI models using publicly shared content from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
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Posts, comments, and interactions from adult users, along with AI assistant queries, will now be included to help Meta’s models better understand the cultural complexity and linguistic diversity of European users, according to an April 14 blog post.
Private Messages And Under-18 Data Remain Off-Limits
Meta clarified that private messages and public data from users under 18 will not be used in any part of the AI training process. Users will also be provided with a form to opt out of data usage.
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Last year, privacy group None of Your Business filed complaints in 11 EU countries, prompting a review by the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC). With approval now secured from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), Meta is moving forward and continues to engage with regulators.
Meta added, “We have been training our generative AI models this way in other regions,” and pointed to Google and OpenAI as examples of firms already using European data.
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