The AI giant OpenAI plans to purchase WordPress and Tumblr data to train ChatGPT. A report by 404 Media reveals that Automattic will provide a significant amount of information to OpenAI and Midjourney for AI training purposes in return for money. The partnership could have major implications for digital privacy. Automattic states that they will provide privacy settings and opt-out options for users, but no U.S. laws require companies to follow these preferences. The absence of cohesive privacy legislation in the U.S. leaves online user information open to shadowy access. The digital landscape for privacy and content ownership remains confusing and legally challenging with minimal data privacy and a lack of clarifying regulation. Users are advised to beware when sharing their data with companies that will turn around and sell that data, claiming it is theirs, to third-party AI and LLM companies, like OpenAI, Google or Anthropic. Could this mean a privacy and copyright class action lawsuit is brewing?
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