Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is using public posts from these platforms to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. This practice aims to improve the performance of Meta’s AI systems, which are employed for various tasks such as content moderation and recommendation algorithms. However, users have the option to opt out of having their public posts used for this purpose. The opt-out process involves navigating to the ‘Ads’ section of the settings on Facebook or Instagram, and disabling the ‘Ads Preferences’ option. This move by Meta highlights the growing importance of user data in training AI models, but also raises concerns about privacy and data usage. While Meta claims that the data is anonymized and used solely for AI training, some users may still prefer to opt out of this practice. The article provides a detailed guide on how to exercise this opt-out option.
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-instagram-posts-meta-ai-training-how-to-opt-out-2024-9