If you're among the majority of Australians with Facebook or Instagram accounts, your social activity on those platforms is about to start traini

Meta to use Instagram and Facebook posts from as far back as 2007 to train artificial intelligence tools

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2024-06-10 03:00:04

If you're among the majority of Australians with Facebook or Instagram accounts, your social activity on those platforms is about to start training Meta's artificial intelligence (AI) tools – and if you live in Australia, you can't say no.

It's a major concern for users and experts alike. It's particularly troubling for artists, who worry this will affect their livelihood.

When that policy comes into effect, Meta will start taking user data from as far back as 2007 and use it to train and improve their AI tools. That includes your posts, photos, captions, and messages to Meta's AI chatbot. They will not be using private messages.

As of now, only users in the European Union and the US state of Illinois can opt out, because they have AI protection laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in place.

When asked on the street, most Australians responded with "I did not know that" – and they weren't happy. There were plenty of replies like "That's kind of concerning", as well as "Feels a bit like an invasion of privacy" and "Oh, that's not good. That feels bad. I don't like that". There were also handfuls of "I'm not that surprised".