⚠️ LinkedIn Generative AI wants Your Data! ⚠️
Dear WA'rs, it has been a while since I have been posting. I have decided to pick up the pieces if I find something important that may need your attention.
Did you know?
LinkedIn activated a new default setting (November 3rd):
"Use my data for training content creation AI models" - ON by default!
What they're taking:
- ✗ Your posts, articles, and profile content
- ✗ Already trained on your PAST data (opt-out doesn't undo this!)
- ✗ Still use your data when you interact with their AI features
- ✗ ANY feedback you give (thumbs up/down) = more training data
- ✗ Share with Microsoft and affiliates (non-EU users!)
What you get: Nothing. Zero. They profit; you don't.
Protect yourself NOW: Settings → Data Privacy → "Data for Generative AI Improvement" → Turn OFF
⚠️ Also: Stop using AI features on LinkedIn & don't give feedback if you want to minimize data harvesting! ⚠️
Your intellectual property has value - don't give it away! 🛡️
Share this warning - most won't read the fine print!
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When Medium asked whether I consent to my writing being used to train AI, my answer was—and will always be—YES.
Here’s why: if my words can help shape a tool that serves humanity and nature for the better, then I’m honored to be part of that story. I don’t need credit. Meaningful contribution is enough.
I’ve already poured hundreds of thousands of words into platforms like Copilot, Hugging Face, GrammarlyGO, Ginger Software, Gemini, and of course, ChatGPT—the mother of all chatbots. Maybe it’s because I come from a place where “privacy” feels more like a legend than a law.
Either way, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this—it’s a conversation worth having.
This is not just written content; we are also talking about images and videos you create. For content, depending on the nature, yes and no, since personal storytelling belongs with the author. The same is for images and videos you make; the issue is you cannot select which content—it is all or nothing. Good on you for helping AI to learn how you write so others can take over your style.
As I said, it's deeply about me and how I see it, which I believe is why the post was shared so that others can comment or relate to it in some way.
Yes, if others can benefit from it, that's success to me. At the end, I'll still die with that knowledge that would have been used (either by me or others) for the betterment of themselves, humanity, and possibly, nature.
And yes, any content...
So basically you worked hard and several hours to write your own content, then someone else comes and uses it to make money while you go out empty. As this is what the AI does—takes your work and writes it in that way for thousands of people or more—should the creator at least not get a fair share from LinkedIn, which makes millions based on all users' content?
Hi, I just shared my views. You can answer the question, I guess. Thanks for the follow-up. I think we have to leave it there for now.
You are welcome. I just saw it because I had to look something up as it popped up. I don't read LinkedIn emails; I receive too many from them already. 😆
Hey! 🤓 I'm already one step ahead of you there. Most of my followers on LinkedIn and bigger pages has been sounding the alarm. I turn of this feature weeks ago and monitor what I say and do
Not everyone is on LinkedIn daily. 🙂 I have been off for a while. LinkedIn should put such a function OFF by default, and once you log in next time, ask if you are ok with it, and the user can then enable it. It is a bit sneaky, to say the least, the way it is done now.
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Hard to believe the settings are on by default.
That is against European privacy laws.
Greed Will cost them a bunch...
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Hi Fleeky, nice to hear from you.
Yup, I heard the EU needs money. If you see how much money you can make from GDPR violations, you can write a book about it lol. In the policies they wrote, they will announce an update for EU users, a bit late since we are already affected and will be in the boat of being in the ON mode since LinkedIn did not think about it to make it a free choice for users?
Btw, did you know that over 90% of Android apps are not GDPR compliant, and Google just allows it lol? Look, a goldmine for the EU ICO...
Rt! 👀