Meta Gains EU Approval for AI Training using Public Social Data

Meta has received the green light from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to utilize public social media content from Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger in its artificial intelligence training. The company announced this move on April 14th, stating it will leverage posts and comments by adult users alongside queries directed at their AI assistant to enhance the performance and accuracy of generative AI systems. This decision emphasizes the importance of diverse data sets reflecting European communities’ nuances in language, culture, and dialects.