{"id":20235,"date":"2025-04-14T14:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/making-ai-work-harder-for-europeans\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T14:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:46:59","slug":"making-ai-work-harder-for-europeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/making-ai-work-harder-for-europeans\/","title":{"rendered":"Making AI Work Harder for Europeans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Today, we\u2019re announcing our plans to train AI at Meta using public content \u2014like public posts and comments\u2014 shared by adults on our products in the EU. People\u2019s interactions with Meta AI \u2013 like questions and queries \u2013 will also be used to train and improve our models. This training, which follows the successful launch of Meta AI in Europe last month, will better support millions of people and businesses in the EU by teaching AI at Meta to better understand and reflect their cultures, languages and history.<\/span><\/p>\n

What we\u2019re doing and what you\u2019ll see<\/b><\/h2>\n

Beginning this week, people based in the <\/span>EU<\/span><\/a> who use Meta\u2019s platforms will start receiving notifications\u2014in-app and via email\u2014to explain the kind of data we\u2019re going to start using, how this will improve AI at Meta and the overall user experience. These notifications will also include a link to a form where people can object to their data being used in this way at any time. We have made this objection form easy to find, read, and use, and we\u2019ll honor all objection forms we have already received, as well as newly submitted ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve previously mentioned, <\/span>we do not use people\u2019s private messages with friends and family<\/span><\/a> to train our generative AI models. Additionally, public data from the accounts of people in the EU under the age of 18 is not being used for training purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why we\u2019re doing this<\/b><\/h2>\n

Last month, <\/span>we launched Meta AI in the EU<\/span><\/a>, which was the first step towards making Meta AI\u2019s chat function available for free across Europe within the messaging apps people already know and love\u00a0 \u2013 Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.<\/span><\/p>\n

We believe we have a responsibility to build AI that\u2019s not just available to Europeans, but is actually built for them. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important for our generative AI models to be trained on a variety of data so they can understand the incredible and diverse nuances and complexities that make up European communities. That means everything from dialects and colloquialisms, to hyper-local knowledge and the distinct ways different countries use humor and sarcasm on our products. This is particularly important as AI models become more advanced with multi-modal functionality, which spans text, voice, video, and imagery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that the kind of AI training we\u2019re doing is not unique to Meta, nor will it be unique to Europe. This is how we have been training our generative AI models for other regions since launch. We\u2019re following the example set by others including Google and OpenAI, both of which have already used data fr<\/span>om European users to train their AI models. We\u2019re proud that our approach is more transparent than many of our industry counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our approach complies with European laws and regulations<\/b><\/h2>\n

Last year, we delayed training our large language models using public content while regulators clarified legal requirements. We welcome the opinion provided by the EDPB in December, which affirmed that our original approach met our legal obligations. Since then, we have engaged constructively with the IDPC and look forward to continuing to bring the full benefits of generative AI to people in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n