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Title: Meta Starts Using Data From EU Users To Train Its AI Models

Link: https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/04/14/1926...

Meta said the company plans to start using data collected from its users in
the European Union to train its AI systems. Engadget reports: Starting this
week, the tech giant will begin notifying Europeans through email and its
family of apps of the fact, with the message set to include an explanation of
the kind of data it plans to use as part of the training. Additionally, the
notification will link out to a form users can complete to opt out of the
process. "We have made this objection form easy to find, read, and use, and
we'll honor all objection forms we have already received, as well as newly
submitted ones," says Meta. The company notes it will only use data it
collects from public posts and Meta AI interactions for training purposes. It
won't use private messages in its training sets, nor any interactions, public
or otherwise, made by users under the age of 18. As for why the company wants
to start using EU data now, it claims the information will allow it to fine
tune its future models to better serve Europeans. "We believe we have a
responsibility to build AI that's not just available to Europeans, but is
actually built for them. That's why it's so important for our generative AI
models to be trained on a variety of data so they can understand the
incredible and diverse nuances and complexities that make up European
communities," Meta states. "That means everything from dialects and
colloquialisms, to hyper-local knowledge and the distinct ways different
countries use humor and sarcasm on our products. This is particularly
important as AI models become more advanced with multi-modal functionality,
which spans text, voice, video, and imagery."

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