Facebook and Instagram say “no thanks” to Apple AI data scraping for training!

Apple Intelligence is making waves, but not everyone is on board with Apple scraping data for AI training. A recent report by Wired revealed that popular online brands like Facebook, Instagram, New York Times, Craigslist, and Condé Nast have opted out of allowing Apple’s AI bot to access their data. This means that Apple Intelligence will not be able to gather any information from these sites unless they enter into official agreements with Apple.

The technical details of data scraping bots are explained in Wired’s report, highlighting the similarities to how Apple has trained Siri in the past. However, concerns about potential copyright infringement have led companies to be cautious. Apple has provided a tool for opting out of data scraping, easing the process for companies.

With major players hesitating to share data with Apple’s AI and reports of the AI needing encouragement to prevent generating false information, one might question if we dove into this technology too soon.

Topics: Apple, Artificial Intelligence