United Kingdom: ICO statement in response to Meta's announcement on user data to train AI
Progress
Current status
adopted
13 Sep 2024 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ICO statement in response to Meta's announcement on user data to train AI
On 13 September 2024, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a statement in response to Meta's plans to resume using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK to train its generative AI models. This comes a…
Event type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority