Meta says to train AI models on public data of European user...

Meta will train its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models with its European users' public content and conversations with the Meta AI chatbot, the firm said Monday. The decision represents a major volte-face from the Facebook and Instagram owner, which has previously appeared wary of the European Union's stringent regulations on the use of personal data. People based in the EU who use Meta platforms can opt out of having their data used for training purposes, the social networking giant said. The changes would not apply to the accounts of users under 18, nor to private messages of users to family and friends, the tech giant said on social media. WhatsApp messenger will for the time being not be affected by the changes. When Meta AI first launched in the EU, the tech giant was at pains to point out that the chatbot was not trained on data from European users. Its rollout on ...