Meta Is About To Scrape Your Data Hard, All To Train It's AI

The Quicky

16-06-2024 • 15 mins

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp and Instagram has recently let us know that our publicly posted photos and videos are about to be used to train their AI.

But what does that mean?

In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at why digital activists are so against this move and what, if anything, can we do to opt out if we choose.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:

Toby Walsh - Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales.

Producers: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Kally Rintoul

Audio Producer:
Thom Lion

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