Goodbye, AI.
Instagram and Facebook users have tried to stop their data being used to train Meta AI, using the social media apps to post a message in protest – though it may all be in vain.
The “Goodbye Meta AI” statement shared by over 600,000 people — including celebrities like Julianne Moore, Tom Brady and Ashley Tisdale — doesn’t actually protect user data from being used to train the tech giant’s AI software.
“Please note that an attorney has advised us to set this up, failure to do so may result in legal consequences,” the message said.
“Since Meta is already a public entity, all members must post a similar statement. If you don’t post at least once, it will be assumed that you are okay with them using your information and photos,” the statement continued. “I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos.”
But the text block doesn’t actually stop Meta from mining publicly available user content for training — it’s just a viral hoax.
“Sharing this story does not count as a valid form of objection,” a Meta spokesperson told the BBC.
The posts — a type of mass reposted content called “copypasta” — have even been labeled “fake information” online by Meta’s third-party fact-checker, Lead Stories.
Meta launched its generative AI features a year ago, assuring users in a press release that only “publicly shared posts” on its platforms were used to train the system.
“We did not train these models using people’s private posts,” the company wrote. “We also don’t use the content of your private messages with friends and family to train our AIs.”
Drag queen and former “American Idol” contestant Ava Vox took to Facebook earlier this month to warn users that “Meta has full permission” to use the data through agreed terms and conditions — and that a block of redistributing the text will do nothing to protect privacy.
“Everyone, please STOP posting that ‘goodbye meta AI’ BS,” Vox wrote.
“Hackers use such posts to target gullible and vulnerable people to find the easiest profiles to break into,” she continued.
“Please don’t be so naive and become more aware of internet safety and security. You’re just putting a target on your back for hackers by sharing and making those ridiculous posts.”
Artificial intelligence training has fueled concerns about data privacy, and while people in Europe may opt out of Meta AI due to regional laws, users in the US aren’t afforded the same protections. Instead, the best they can do is set their profiles to private.
“While we currently do not have a withdrawal feature [for U.S. users]we’ve built tools into the platform that allow people to remove their personal information from conversations with Meta AI across our apps,” a Meta representative told Wired.
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