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LinkedIn has halted training AI models using users’ personal data in the UK as the social media platform succumbed to pressure from regulators. Regulators in the UK raised concerns over LinkedIn’s alleged breach of data privacy.
LinkedIn suspends AI training using UK user data
The career-focused social networking site, owned by Microsoft, quietly saw users around the world opted into their data being used to train its AI models. But the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said on Friday that it was "pleased" LinkedIn had confirmed that it had paused on using UK users' information.
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