LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in (except folks in the EU, it seems)
I recommend opting out now (AND that orgs put an end to auto opt-in, it's not cool)
Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)

We shouldn't have to take a bunch of steps to undo a choice that a company made for us.
Orgs think they can get away with auto opt in because "everyone does it".
If we come together and demand that orgs allow us to CHOOSE to opt in, things will hopefully change one day.

LinkedIn seems to have auto enrolled folks in the US, but hearing from folks in the EU that they are not seeing this listed in their settings (likely due to privacy regulations).
If you're outside of the US, I'm curious if you're seeing this?

Why does opting out of training generative AI models matter? How does it impact folks?

Well, generative AI tools build outputs based on inputs they are trained on. AI tools have a hard time synthesizing new content so allowing AI tools to be trained on your original writing, photos and videos means it’s likely that elements of your writing, photos, or videos will be melted together with other people’s content to build AI outputs (without credit to you).

In short, you may find your original writing, photo, and video content “reused” or “rehashed” by AI, and *sometimes AI plagiarizes writing, photos, and video in their entirety*.

Opting out of participating in AI training is a good idea for anyone who creates original content.

Calling all IF players! 📞

The 30th Edition of the Interactive Fiction Competition is now live!

Come peruse and play this year's 67 entries!

https://ifcomp.org/

#InteractiveFiction #IFComp #IFComp2024

Twenty years and one day ago, I heard the first episode of the Daily Source Code that @adam published. Twenty years ago today I published the first episode of the Evil Genius Chronicles. I still do the show, for which I am claiming the flag as the longest running podcast.

@davew did Morning Coffee Notes and created the RSS spec that made podcasting possible. Thank you Dave for your hard work that created the entire medium.

https://evilgeniuschronicles.org/posts/2024/08/20/where-it-all-began-the-first-episode-of-the-evil-genius-chronicles-from-august-20-2004/

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MIT gets rid of their Elsevier contracts:

“For MIT to continue to pay millions of dollars to corporations that lock up the scholarship that comes out of our own campus was just inconsistent with MIT’s history of supporting open education and research,” said Chris Bourg, Director of Libraries at MIT.

https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-knowledge-base/unbundling-profiles/mit-libraries/