🚫 How to Opt Out of Meta, Gemini, and ChatGPT AI Training.
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Hope you are doing amazing and getting ready for the weekend and Happy father’s weekend to all the dads out there and to the single mothers too. Today we share the essential steps to opt out of AI model training and protect your data. Also, while LinkedIn’s AI can help streamline your job search by finding opportunities and crafting resumes, it may render some AI-driven resume builders and job platforms obsolete, but stopping the tech giants remains a challenge, though. Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback about our newsletter. We’re eager to hear from more of you! Share with us what you want to learn and we will make it happen.
- 📰 News and Trends.
- How to Opt Out of Meta, Gemini, and ChatGPT AI Training.
- To Opt Out of ChatGPT’s AI Training
- To Opt Out of Meta’s AI Training
- If you have a Facebook account
- If you have an Instagram account:
- To Opt Out of Gemini’s (Google’s AI) AI Training
- 🧰 AI Tools of The Day (Life Assistants III)
- LinkedIn AI will not do your job, but will Help you Find one.
📰 AI News and Trends
- The men’s European Championship kicks off today with Germany vs. Scotland. The tournament features an special feature, a faster AI-powered VAR system that will assist referees make tough decisions (Nature)
- Apple is not paying OpenAI for ChatGPT partnership (TheInformation)
- Getty images are ready for AI Images and Picsart will be their partners in this venture (TC)
- Amazon says it’ll spend $230 million on generative AI startups (TC)
- AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics, but can it (NBC)
- The Pope is a surprisingly influential voice in the AI safety debate (WP)
🌐 Other Tech news
- This humanoid robot can drive cars — sort of (TC)
- Hacker Accesses Internal ‘Tile’ Tool That Provides Location Data to Cops (404)
- If America wants to maintain its lead, it should focus less on keeping China down and more on charging ahead (TheEconomist)
- Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI after a bug in its system allowed major cyberattacks to steal government officials’ data (Ars)
- Temu Lures More Repeat Customers than EBay, Pressures Amazon (BFashion)
How to Opt Out of Meta, Gemini, and ChatGPT AI Training.
Starting June 26, Meta will use data from interactions on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp to train its AI models. Despite legal challenges, Meta views public data as essential for AI training. U.S. users have limited protections, with no opt-out feature available, but can set profiles to private to reduce exposure. In contrast, EU and UK residents can formally object to the use of their data through a process outlined in Meta’s privacy settings, thanks to stricter data privacy laws. The US should do a better job protecting tech platforms users, but hey, that’s for another edition. For now, every tech platform out there is using your data to improve their models and to monetize their services. Today we will show you how to opt out of some of them.
To Opt Out of ChatGPT’s AI Training:
- Click on your profile on the top right hand corner (Usually has your initials)
- Click on Settings → Data Control → “Improve the Model for Everyone:
- Turn it off.
To Opt Out of Meta’s AI Training:
If you have a Facebook account:
1. Log in to your account. You can access the new privacy policy by following this link. At the very top of the page, you should see a box that says “Learn more about your right to object.” Click on that link, or here.
Alternatively, you can click on your account icon at the top right-hand corner. Select “Settings and privacy” and then “Privacy center.” On the left-hand side you will see a drop-down menu labeled “How Meta uses information for generative AI models and features.” Click on that, and scroll down. Then click on “Right to object.”
2. Fill in the form with your information. The form requires you to explain how Meta’s data processing affects you. I was successful in my request by simply stating that I wished to exercise my right under data protection law to object to my personal data being processed. You will likely have to confirm your email address.
3. You should soon receive both an email and a notification on your Facebook account confirming if your request has been successful. I received mine a minute after submitting the request.
If you have an Instagram account:
1. Log in to your account. Go to your profile page, and click on the three lines at the top-right corner. Click on “Settings and privacy.”
2. Scroll down to the “More info and support” section, and click “About.” Then click on “Privacy policy.” At the very top of the page, you should see a box that says “Learn more about your right to object.” Click on that link, or here.
3. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as above.
To Opt Out of Gemini’s (Google’s AI) AI Training:
1. Open the Gemini app or website (gemini.google.com)
2. Click on the “Activity” section
3. Select the “Turn Off” drop-down menu
4. Turn off the “Gemini Apps Activity” toggle
Turning off “Gemini Apps Activity” will prevent your future conversations from being:
- Sent for human review.
- Used to improve Google’s generative AI models like Gemini.
However, it’s important to note a few caveats:
- Conversations will still be saved for up to 72 hours for service processing and safety reasons, but not used for training
- If you submit feedback (e.g. rating a response), the conversation data from the last 24 hours may still be used for improving Gemini, even with activity turned off
- Any conversations already reviewed by humans or used for training prior to opting out cannot be deleted retroactively
So while turning off “Gemini Apps Activity” prevents future conversations from being used for AI training, it does not provide a full opt-out from all data usage by Google’s AI systems. Google’s policies state they may still use some conversation data for service improvements and safety when activity is disabled.
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LinkedIn AI will not do your job, but will Help you Find one.
LinkedIn is enhancing its job search tools with AI-powered features to support job seekers better. These include:
1. Resume and Cover Letter Assistance: AI generates personalized content for resumes and cover letters based on job descriptions and user profiles, making applications more relevant.
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