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LinkedIn halts AI training with Hong Kong user data amid regulatory concerns

By Yonnex Li ( October 15, 2024, 06:41 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has paused any use of Hong Kong users’ personal data to train its generative AI models, following intervention from the local privacy regulator. LinkedIn's decision came about a week after the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data revealed that it had written to the platform over its recent privacy-policy update, which allowed the tech company to direct user data to the training of AI models for content creation. As of June, the business-focused social network boasted about 3.52 million users in the city.Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has paused any use of Hong Kong users’ personal data to train its generative AI models, following intervention from the city's privacy regulator....

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