Will Bluesky Train Gen AI with Your Posts? The X Rival Directly Addresses Concerns.

Will Bluesky Train Gen AI with Your Posts? The X Rival Directly Addresses Concerns.

Brief:

Bluesky, a new social media platform, says it does not use users' content to train AI models. This is different from what other platforms are doing. The announcement comes as more people are joining Bluesky and privacy concerns in tech are growing.

  1. Bluesky’s Commitment to User Data Privacy
  2. The Context of Bluesky’s Growth
  3. A Look at the Future of AI in Bluesky

Bluesky’s Commitment to User Data Privacy

"We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so." Bluesky, the X competitor that's attracted over three million followers since the U.S. presidential election, doesn't train generative AI models on user data.

In a post on Friday, Bluesky said, "we do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so." In a follow-up post, it explained that it uses AI to assist in content moderation and in the Discover algorithmic feed, before adding, "None of these are Gen AI systems trained on user content."

The Context of Bluesky’s Growth

The announcement coincided with major changes on X and an influx of new users to Bluesky. Recently, X changed how its block function worked and modified its privacy policy, allowing its LLM Grok to train on user data. This, plus Elon Musk's vocal support of President Trump, appears to have driven an exodus from X — and many are turning to Bluesky.

Bluesky currently has over 17 million users, jumping up from 9 million users as of September. Users have grown to mistrust companies like X, Meta, and Google for using their data to train generative AI models without ways of opting out. Since Bluesky has become perceived as the less toxic version of X, the company's explicit statement about its user data policies is welcome news for users sick of their data being exploited.

A Look at the Future of AI in Bluesky

That said, Bluesky doesn't currently have any generative AI features, so it's easy for the app to say it isn't training anything. As we know from X's frequent policy updates, all that could change. Bluesky's Terms of Service, which was linked in the post, doesn't have any explicit mention of AI model training, so the downside is that a new clause could easily appear. In other words, never say never, but Bluesky users are safe for now.

For the full report by Mashable, you can read the original article here:

https://mashable.com/article/will-bluesky-train-gen-ai-with-user-posts-x-rival-addressed-concerns