Linkedin sued for training AI on users’ private messages

A lawsuit in California accuses Linkedin of using private messages on its platform to train AI models, according to the BBC.

The lawsuit alleges that in August 2024, the Microsoft-owned social network allegedly introduced a new privacy setting that automatically enrolled users in a program that allowed their personal data to be used for AI training.

Linkedin also reportedly tried to cover it up a month later. In a comment to the BBC, a spokesperson for Linkedin called the accusations false and unfounded.

According to Linkedin, the company has not enabled the sharing of user data for AI learning in the UK, the European Economic Area and Switzerland.