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Pinterest used 500M user pins to train AI, sparking licensing questions

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Pinterest has reportedly used approximately 500 million rows of user pin data, collected from 2009 to the present, to train its AI models. The social media company asserts that users have granted them a license for this data usage. However, questions are being raised about the nature of this license, particularly concerning data collected before AI training fine print was common, and whether it covers the use of "limited personal information." AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about user data privacy and licensing in AI training, potentially influencing future platform policies and user consent agreements.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of social media posts discussing a company's use of user data for AI training, raising questions about licensing and privacy, rather than a direct announcement or official report.

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Pinterest used 500M user pins to train AI, sparking licensing questions

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📌 #Pinterest used ~500 Million ROWS¹ of user pins² to train it's #AI ! Data from 2009-Now, however the #SocialMedia corp claims "users have granted Pinterest a

    📌 #Pinterest used ~500 Million ROWS¹ of user pins² to train it's #AI ! Data from 2009-Now, however the #SocialMedia corp claims "users have granted Pinterest a license". What license? Pretty sure AI training fine print wasn't a thing in 2009! Part 1/2

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📌 #Pinterest used ~500 Million ROWS¹ of user pins² to train it's #AI ! Data from 2009-Now, however the #SocialMedia corp claims "users have granted Pinterest a

    📌 #Pinterest used ~500 Million ROWS¹ of user pins² to train it's #AI ! Data from 2009-Now, however the #SocialMedia corp claims "users have granted Pinterest a license". What license? Pretty sure AI training fine print wasn't a thing in 2009! Part 1/2

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madeindex ·

    📌 # Pinterest used ~500 Million ROWS¹ of user pins² to train it's # AI ! Data from 2009-Now, however the # SocialMedia corp claims "users have granted Pinterest

    📌 # Pinterest used ~500 Million ROWS¹ of user pins² to train it's # AI ! Data from 2009-Now, however the # SocialMedia corp claims "users have granted Pinterest a license". What license? Pretty sure AI training fine print wasn't a thing in 2009! It even includes "limited personal…

    LINKS help.pinterest.com/…/ai-at-pinterest

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