LinkedIn’s Data Practices: Protecting Your Privacy in AI Training
Understanding LinkedIn’s AI Data Usage
LinkedIn has recently come under fire for utilizing user data to train AI models, often without adequate permission. As the competition in generative AI escalates, platforms are inevitably looking towards user-generated data to enhance their models. LinkedIn now presents a controversial option in the Settings & Privacy section that allows them to use personal data to train their models by default without users’ knowledge.
How LinkedIn Uses Your Data
When enabled, LinkedIn can use your profile data and content for training its and its affiliates' generative AI models. While they claim to minimize data usage through privacy technologies, they do not clarify their methods or extent.
How to Opt-Out from LinkedIn's AI Training
- Navigate to Settings & Privacy.
- Find Data for Generative AI Improvement.
- Toggle the setting to Off.
Note that opting out does not retroactively erase previously trained data.
This article was prepared using information from open sources in accordance with the principles of Ethical Policy. The editorial team is not responsible for absolute accuracy, as it relies on data from the sources referenced.