Overview
- Thousands, including celebrities, are sharing a 'Goodbye Meta AI' message on Instagram to protest data usage for AI training.
- Experts clarify that these posts have no legal effect as users have already agreed to Meta's terms of service.
- Meta confirms it uses public posts from Instagram and Facebook to train its AI models, dating back to 2007.
- Users' anxiety about AI and data privacy is real, despite the ineffectiveness of the viral posts.
- Meta provides a form for users to request the deletion of personal data used in AI training, though it requires proof and is not automatically fulfilled.