Alphapuggle PieFedEuropeans have until May 27 to restrict Meta from using their data: Meta is about to use Europeans’ social posts to train its AI. Here’s how you can prevent it
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At the end of May, Meta will start using Europeans’ data to train its AI. Here is how you can exercise your rights and prevent it.
Instagram and Facebook users in Europe will soon have their data and posts used by parent company Meta to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Europeans have until May 27 to restrict Meta from using their data, the date when the company will start using Europe’s data.
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Just delete all Meta stuff. All of it.
They're training that model on nothing but bot posts and your aunt, so good luck to the engineers working on that.
Poison your Facebook account and anything you post. Let their AI be trained on garbage so it becomes a liability.
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This sounds a lot like the warning everyone's grandma shares every other week.
It's gonna use that data anyways regardless of what laws are out in place
Data Protection Commission (DPC) is already on record working any possible corners Meta could cut to protect in such case of AI usage of European data
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most important is to not give them any more free content
Dizzy Devil DuckyI mean, if we filled their site with the most obviously fake, bad AI slop imaginable to the point the AI ends up becoming useless, that would also work. But it's probably better and definitely easier to just do what you said
They will respect your choice, ignoring it would be a stupid risk when they have a loophole so obvious they are open about it. Even if you opt out, any content about you shared by someone that didn't will be used to train their models.
Here's how to beat this: delete all meta services! No Facebook, Instagram, Threads or WhatsApp. Delete it all.
What's more terrifying about robots that learn at light speed? ...ones that learn from idiots on Facebook.
... or by applying the GDPR, that forbids "opt out" schemes exactly because of this kind of situations.
Theoretically it should but in regard to this usage in AI, it seems to be an ongoing development to adapt GDPR for such cases too I guess?
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Also, a snippet of a report from Data Protection Commission (DPC) regarding this use of AI and specifically about Meta:
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No. Unfortunately, lemmy is full of falsehoods about the GDPR. The truth is that the GDPR says that there needs to be a legal basis for processing so-called personal data. Consent (=opt-in) is one of 6 possible justifications. Legitimate interest (=opt-out) is another.
Just delete it ALL. Stop using that shit.
Well, you have to be a little more precise and explain why not. Unfortunately, simply shouting and not doing this or that is not enough to make an argument.I'm on your side, but there should still be a factual discussion. Otherwise, only harder fronts will emerge.
Stop using Meta shit. No Facebook, Instagram, Threads or WhatsApp.
Yes, of course, but why? There is no reason why i shouldn't use it. Here are a few examples:
You say "why shouldn't I use it" then give examples of why. Either you agree with not using it and your wording is just bad OR you're an idiot.
Yeah, English isn't my native language. Have a good life.