Nearly every tech company these days has decided to use your data to train their AI systems, including LinkedIn. Thankfully at this stage, you can opt out of AI data training in LinkedIn but it's typically buried in a place that's hard to find so follow the steps in this guide to find your way to the setting and disable it as soon as possible.
Takeaways:
- What Data Does LinkedIn Utilize for AI Training?
- Will Opting Out of AI Data Sharing Affect My LinkedIn Experience?
- How Can I Check if LinkedIn Still Uses My Data for AI Training?
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How to Stop LinkedIn Using Your Data to Train AI
LinkedIn’s AI can analyze your profile, monitor your search history, and provide personalized job recommendations. Additionally, it can assist in identifying relevant connections for networking. But LinkedIn has recently begun using your profile data for AI training and typically it's enabled by default. Which isn't great for you! But if you don't want your data used for AI training here are the steps you need to follow to stop LinkedIn from using your data to train AI.
- Visit LinkedIn.com and log in to your account.
- Click on your profile picture and select Settings & Privacy.
- From the sidebar, click on Data Privacy. (If you’re using a mobile device, navigate to Settings.)
- Click on Data for Generative AI Improvement and toggle it off.
By disabling this option, LinkedIn and its affiliates will stop using your data and content for training generative AI models.
Note: If you’re in Europe or another region where this option is unavailable this is because of strict consent and data privacy regulations in the EU, LinkedIn may not use your data for AI purposes.
That’s how you can opt out of having your data used for training generative AI models. While you can choose whether LinkedIn can use your data, there are no options to specify which particular data you want to allow or deny for AI training.
What Data Does LinkedIn Utilize for AI Training?
LinkedIn may use various types of data, including user interactions, shared content, and profile details, to train its AI models. This encompasses posts, messages, and engagement trends aimed at enhancing AI functionalities.
Will Opting Out of LinkedIn AI Data Sharing Affect My Experience?
Choosing to opt out of AI data sharing will not hurt your overall LinkedIn experience, including networking, messaging, job searching, or accessing your feed. That's the official statement anyway but knowing Microsoft Who knows? Although LinkedIn uses data for AI training to refine personalized recommendations and service features, opting out means your data won't be employed for these purposes. All main features of the platform will continue to operate normally.
How Can I Check if LinkedIn Still Uses My Data for AI Training?
In the ideal world, your choice would be honoured for the rest of the time you use your account. But Microsoft has a habit of re-enabling things all the time. for example, Windows updates quite often reset user settings to Microsoft's default preferences, not the users.
