LinkedIn states it uses your profile, posts, articles, and other content to train its AI systems and generative AI features, and may share your content with Microsoft for the same purpose.
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This provision authorizes LinkedIn to use the professional content and data you contribute to the platform to develop and improve AI products, including sharing with its parent company Microsoft, which may extend the use of your data beyond the LinkedIn platform itself.
Interpretive note: The specific opt-out mechanism and its scope are not fully detailed in the excerpted policy text; the lawful basis for AI training under GDPR requires evaluation against LinkedIn's published Data Protection Impact Assessments and legitimate interests assessments, which are not reproduced in this document.
The terms authorize use of profile information, posts, and articles for AI model training and sharing with Microsoft affiliates for AI development purposes. Members can review opt-out options for generative AI data use in LinkedIn's Privacy Settings at linkedin.com/psettings/privacy.
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"We use the information and content you provide to us to train LinkedIn's AI models and generative AI features. This includes: using your profile information, posts, articles, and other content you create, share, or provide to develop and improve AI features; using your feedback and responses to AI features to improve those features; and sharing content with our affiliates, such as Microsoft, to train and improve AI models.Excerpt from LinkedIn's Privacy Policy
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This provision authorizes LinkedIn to use the professional content and data you contribute to the platform to develop and improve AI products, including sharing with its parent company Microsoft, which may extend the use of your data beyond the LinkedIn platform itself.
The terms authorize use of profile information, posts, and articles for AI model training and sharing with Microsoft affiliates for AI development purposes. Members can review opt-out options for generative AI data use in LinkedIn's Privacy Settings at linkedin.com/psettings/privacy.
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