An AirTag planted in a rare book traced an anonymous bulk purchase to an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas, where books are routinely unbound, scanned for AI training data, and discarded.
Twitch has introduced an opt-out setting allowing users to prevent Amazon from using their streams, chats, and clips to train generative AI models, following widespread backlash over default data collection.
Australian musicians like Paul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning are furious their original songs are included in datasets used to train AI. Millions of creative works scraped from the internet, including Australian artists' music and novels, are being used without permission or compensation, sparking concerns over copyright theft and the dehumanization of art.
Story Protocol has rebranded to Data Network, shifting its focus to artificial intelligence training data. The company launched Trace, an on-chain registry for AI data, and integrated with Kled, a human data marketplace. The native token, formerly IP, is now DATA, migrating 1:1.
Meta has paused its new employee computer usage tracking program, the Model Capability Initiative (MCI), after just two months due to internal frustration and concerns over data security. Employees reported anger over the lack of consent and potential data exposure, leading to low morale.
Senator David Pocock has urged the Australian government to prevent tech giants from using Australian content to train AI models, as cabinet debates copyright rule changes. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for a moratorium on new data centers until regulations are established.
Senator David Pocock urges the Australian government to prevent tech giants from using Australian content to train AI models, as cabinet debates copyright rule changes. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young calls for a moratorium on new datacentres.
China's National Data Administration has launched a plan to expand industry-specific AI training data sets across key sectors by 2028, bolstering its AI Plus strategy to integrate AI into the national economy.
Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are facing a class action lawsuit from five book publishers and author Scott Turow, who allege the company illegally used copyrighted works to train its Llama AI platform without permission or compensation.
Meta plans to use mouse movements and keystrokes from its own employees as training data for AI models, Reuters first reported. The company says the data will help build AI agents capable of completing everyday tasks like navigating dropdown menus and clicking buttons. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the initiative, stating safeguards are in place to protect sensitive content and the data won't be used for other purposes.
Meta announced it will track mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and periodic screenshots of US employees to create training data for AI agents. The Model Capability Initiative from Meta Superintelligence Labs aims to improve AI performance on tasks like navigating menus and clicking buttons. European employees won't be tracked due to privacy laws. The move comes as tech companies race to develop AI agents that can control computers.
