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German Court Says Meta Can Use User Data to Train AI
- A German higher regional court in Cologne dismissed a consumer group's injunction request to stop Meta from using Facebook and Instagram user data for AI training on Friday.
- The injunction sought to prevent Meta's AI training with user data, but the court ruled Meta had not violated EU law despite doubts about legality.
- The court found the AI training could not be achieved by less intrusive means and noted Meta planned to use only publicly available data from Facebook and Instagram.
- Wolfgang Schuldzinski, head of the consumer protection group in North Rhine-Westphalia, expressed ongoing legal concerns, while Meta has informed users about its AI initiatives through its applications to reduce negative effects.
- The ruling allows Meta to begin training AI systems using Facebook and Instagram data starting Tuesday, but consumer groups view the data use as highly problematic.
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Rapid Procedures - Facebook Parent Company Meta Is Allowed to Train AI with German User Data
The Facebook parent company Meta is allowed to use personal data from Germany for the training of artificial intelligence. This was decided by the Oberlandesgericht in Cologne. It was stated that this form of data use does not violate the General Data Protection Regulation and the Digital Markets Act.
German court rules against consumer effort to stop Meta training AI on user data
"In our view, the use of personal data for training Meta's own AI remains highly problematic," Wolfgang Schuldzinski, a board member of the Verbraucherzentrale NRW, said in a statement.
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German court says Meta can use user data to train AI
A German court on Friday dismissed an injunction request brought by consumer protection groups to prevent US tech giant Meta from using user data from Facebook and Instagram to train artificial intelligence systems.
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