Meta To Use Instagram And Facebook Posts To Train AI
Meta is about to start using social activity on Facebook and Instagram accounts to train its AI (artificial intelligence) tools. Tech Times reported that the company will use data from as far back as 2007 including posts, photos, and messages to Meta’s AI chatbot.
The Breakdown of Meta’s Policy Update
Starting June 26, a new privacy policy will be coming from Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. According to reports, when that policy comes into effect, Meta will start taking user data from as far back as 2007 and use it to train and improve their AI tools. That includes your posts, photos, captions, and messages to Meta’s AI chatbot. One exception is that it will not be using private messages.
Here’s the kicker, as of now, only users in Illinois and the European Union are now able to opt-out due to AI protection rules like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in effect in these regions.
Many people may not know the specifics, but users give Meta permission to use their data, this way when they agree to the terms of service on platforms.
AI Companies Facing Lawsuits
Several people have taken legal action, demanding compensation from AI companies. Some of these people include authors, artists, and major media organizations who have expressed concern about AI stealing their work and producing almost identical alternatives.
In an open letter from the Authors Guild, signed by over 8,500 writers asked tech companies behind AI programs like ChatGPT and Bard to stop using their work without permission or payment. They want these companies to pay for the data they took to train their AI.
The authors are also worried that AI-generated content, based on their work, is flooding the market and threatening their jobs.
In December 2023, The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft. They claimed that millions of articles from The Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it.
Recently, a law that would protect actors’ voices and likenesses from being copied or used without permission in New York state passed its assembly.
The Digital Replica Contracts Act, which was previously approved unanimously in the New York State Senate, comes after Scarlett Johansson alleged that OpenAI created an AI voice that was too close to her own. the Black Widow star had turned down a request to provide a voice for ChatGPT’s app but was unpleasantly surprised to see the release of the voice “Sky” which was marketed by its CEO using the name of Johansson’s acclaimed film about near-future AI, Her.
