“To review, support, improve, and develop the Services, and train, test, and improve technology, such as machine learning models and algorithms, including by analyzing how people are using the Services”
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User behavior data is applied to improve TikTok's AI systems, meaning routine platform use directly contributes to the development of TikTok's proprietary technology.
Interpretive note: The canonical claim focuses on machine learning model training as the primary data use; the broader purpose of reviewing, supporting, improving, and developing the services is an additional independent proposition recorded in omitted_material.
Your usage patterns on TikTok's services may be analyzed and used to train, test, and improve TikTok's machine learning models and algorithms.
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User behavior data is applied to improve TikTok's AI systems, meaning routine platform use directly contributes to the development of TikTok's proprietary technology.
Your usage patterns on TikTok's services may be analyzed and used to train, test, and improve TikTok's machine learning models and algorithms.
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