{"id":132649,"date":"2024-10-24T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=132649"},"modified":"2024-10-24T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T17:00:00","slug":"securing-your-data-from-linkedin-ai-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/securing-your-data-from-linkedin-ai-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing Your Data from LinkedIn AI Models"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Securing<\/a>In September 2024, LinkedIn<\/strong> started using your data to train its artificial intelligence<\/strong> (AI).\u00a0 LinkedIn’s AI is a large language model (LLM) designed to recognize patterns and connections within data. LinkedIn’s <\/span>generative AI is trained on huge sets of data. The data is often scraped from publicly available Internet resources. Think news articles, academic research, government reports and public information, for example.\u00a0 It need the data to learn how to improve grammar, vocabulary, and context.\u00a0 <\/span>The more diverse and higher-quality data it collects, the better its predictions and accuracy.<\/p>\n

\"LinkedIn's<\/a>To improve its bot, LinkedIn collects data<\/strong> when you interact<\/strong> with its generative AI, whether composing a post, changing your preferences, or providing feedback.\u00a0 LinkedIn also gathers data when you engage with other people’s posts<\/strong> on LinkedIn.\u00a0 The artificial intelligence training option is turned ‘on’ by default.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fortunately, LinkedIn added an opt-out option<\/strong> for the LLM training.\u00a0 Otherwise, beginning November 20, it would start using your data for AI training.\u00a0 According to LinkedIn’s FAQ page<\/a>,<\/p>\n

“opting out means that LinkedIn and its affiliates will not use your personal data or content on LinkedIn to train models going forward, but it does not affect training that has already taken place.” <\/em><\/p>\n

\"affiliates\"<\/a>Microsoft owns LinkedIn, which means that LinkedIn “affiliates” refer to companies owned by Microsoft.\u00a0 Microsoft has a stake in 289 companies<\/a>, including five artificial intelligence firms.\u00a0 Therefore, based on LinkedIn’s FAQ statement, LinkedIn’s LLM and its 289 affiliates use your data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One of the primary concerns about LinkedIn using your data for\u00a0AI<\/a> training is the potential invasion of your privacy<\/strong>.\u00a0 These models often produce outputs based on the data provided during training.\u00a0 A generative artificial intelligence model will show you rehashed or repurposed versions<\/strong> of its training data as output.\u00a0 Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security<\/a>, told<\/a>\u00a0Technopedia<\/a>,<\/em><\/p>\n

“It’s likely that elements of your writing, photos, or videos will be merged with other people’s content to build AI outputs.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Stop LinkedIn from using your data to train its AI<\/h2>\n

\"Stop<\/a>To stop LinkedIn<\/strong> from using your data to train its AI models, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Log in to your LinkedIn account<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Click\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0profile\u00a0picture<\/strong> in\u00a0the\u00a0header\u00a0menu.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Click the “Me” option in the top bar<\/li>\n
  4. Choose “Settings & Privacy.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Choose<\/a><\/p>\n

    5.\u00a0 Next, select “Data Privacy” from the left sidebar and click on “Data for Generative AI Improvement” on the right.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Choose\u00a0"Data\u00a0Privacy"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    6.\u00a0 Under the “How LinkedIn uses your data” section, look for the “Data for Generative AI Improvement” option<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Toggle\u00a0the\u00a0setting\u00a0to\u00a0"Off".\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    7.\u00a0 Toggle the setting to “Off.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    These steps prevent LinkedIn from using your data for future artificial intelligence training.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Congrats to LinkedIn.\u00a0 Despite sneaking the change in without telling us, they did the right thing and made it easy to opt out.\u00a0 Google requires<\/a> you to download a special tool to edit your robots.text file.<\/em><\/div>\n
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