LinkedIn Is Training AI on User Data

LinkedIn has begun using user data to train generative AI models without prior consent, as reported by 404Media. The platform introduced a new privacy setting and updated its privacy policy to reflect this change. Users can opt out of having their data used for AI training by navigating to the Data privacy tab in their account settings and toggling the “Data for Generative AI Improvement” option to off. However, opting out will not affect any training that has already occurred. LinkedIn claims to use privacy-enhancing technologies to remove personal data from training sets and does not train models on users from the EU, EEA, or Switzerland. Additionally, users must fill out a separate Data Processing Objection Form to prevent their data from being used in other machine learning applications, such as personalization and moderation. This move follows Meta's recent admission of using non-private user data for model training dating back to 2007.

- LinkedIn has opted users into AI training without prior consent.

- Users can opt out of future data usage for AI training but cannot affect past training.

- LinkedIn claims to use privacy-enhancing technologies to protect user data.

- Separate forms are required to opt out of other machine learning applications.

- This development follows similar practices by Meta regarding user data usage.