LinkedIn uses your posts, profile, and activity to train its artificial intelligence systems by default — you have to actively go into settings to stop this.
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The clause establishes a data use practice for model development and establishes an opt-out mechanism through user-controlled settings rather than requiring affirmative consent prior to training use.
Your LinkedIn content and activity data is used to train AI systems by default, meaning your personal professional data may shape AI outputs without your explicit opt-in consent; you must proactively disable this in settings to prevent it.
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"We use your personal data, including your posts and activity, to train AI and generative AI models. You can opt-out of your personal data being used to train generative AI models in your Settings.Excerpt from LinkedIn's Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes a data use practice for model development and establishes an opt-out mechanism through user-controlled settings rather than requiring affirmative consent prior to training use.
Your LinkedIn content and activity data is used to train AI systems by default, meaning your personal professional data may shape AI outputs without your explicit opt-in consent; you must proactively disable this in settings to prevent it.
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