Meta The company has reportedly suspended the use of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Brazil after Brazilian regulators took issue with parts of the company’s privacy policy.
Earlier in July, Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) suspended the validity of Meta’s new privacy policy, saying the company must exempt a section about processing personal data for generative AI training, Reuters reported. report Thursday (July 17th).
Mehta told Reuters: Intention Hanging of In Brazil, AI tools are reportedly discussing the issue with the ANPD.
The move comes about a month after Meta announced it was pausing the planned launch of its AI assistant. Meta AIfollowed by Ireland in Europe Data Protection Commission (DPC), on behalf of Europe Data Protection Authorities (DPA) has requested that the training of large language models (LLMs) using content shared by adults on Meta be postponed. Facebook and Instagram platform.
“We are committed to bringing Meta AI and the models that underpin it to a wider audience. In the world“Including Europe,” Mehta said at a June 14 press conference. update To As I said in a previous blog post: “But simply put, without local input, we’re giving people a second-rate experience. Can not “At the moment we are launching Meta AI in Europe.”
On June 6, Vienna-based privacy protection group NOYB ( European Digital Rights Centre — Meta User Data The company’s proposed AI practices violate the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
“Meta is fundamentally As long as it’s done through “AI technology,” “any data from any source can be used for any purpose and made available to anyone, anywhere in the world,” the NOYB founders said. Max Schrems “This is a clearly It’s the opposite of GDPR compliance.”
Reached by PYMNTS for comment at the time, a Meta spokesperson pointed to a company blog post saying the company’s approach was “in line with how other technology companies are developing and improving AI experiences in Europe.”
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