Training opt-outs may be a loophole: opted-out data could still improve models
logicus · x · 2026-09-13
- logicus argues that "training opt-outs" in terms/privacy policies are ambiguously worded and could imply various derivative uses of user data that technically honor the no-training promise.
- Opted-out data could effectively be transformed into training signals that teach models the skills and knowledge a user displays in interactions.
- Example: authors or thinkers using AI may progressively train the model to write and think like them. "It just seems dark."
- Thread context: debate over whether any vendor offers a truly ironclad opt-out.
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