squaregoldfish, to Facebook
@squaregoldfish@mastodon.social avatar

I got a notification on #Facebook that #Meta plans to use my posts etc. for training #AI and said they were using the Legitimate Interest justification for doing it.

I sent in an objection stating that using data for training AI doesn't fall within the remit of what a user might reasonably expect the company to do with my data on the basis of the service being provided: https://www.gdpreu.org/the-regulation/key-concepts/legitimate-interest/

They have upheld my objection and will not use my data. So you can do it too!

ovid, to meta
@ovid@fosstodon.org avatar

So #Meta is expanding their #AI features on #Facebook and I was presented with the following. It states I have a "right to object." The next sentence begins with "if your objection is honored...."

WTF? I have a right to object but they get to decide if they want to honor it? What kind of "right" is that? Did they mistype, "You have the slight possibility to object"

To really drive home the "fuck you" nature of this, I clicked on the "right to object" link.

"This form isn’t available."

Screenshot of the Facebook page received after I clicked the "Right to object" link. It reads: This form isn't available. This form is only available to people in certain regions who have an active Facebook account. Make sure you log into your Facebook account and then try again.

redegelde, to meta Dutch
@redegelde@mastodon.education avatar

Nieuw truukje https://m.facebook.com/help/contact/6359191084165019?wtsid=rdr_1beYZ0yff2zLuVPFg
Jou data voor trainen AI. Lees eens goed. Je kunt bezwaar maken, maar of ze het inwilligen?

TechDesk, to ai
@TechDesk@flipboard.social avatar

Meta’s artificial intelligence chief has said that the large language models powering generative AI products like ChatGPT will never reach human levels of intelligence, branding them “useful” but limited.

Speaking to the @FT, Yann LeCun said his team at Meta is working towards an entirely new generation of AI systems, that he hopes will create “superintelligence” in machines, capable of common sense and learning about the world in a similar way to humans. Here’s more.

https://flip.it/XvnM71 [may require subscription]

rast, to meta Polish
@rast@pol.social avatar

Zalogowałem się na Facebooka i takie rzeczy.

Bez większych wyjaśnień, bez wytłumaczenia co tam się właściwie będzie działo. Podobnie jak Google - po prostu my ci to włączamy i możesz tylko zaakceptować lub możemy łaskawie rozpatrzyć.
Zerknąłem do formularza, tam takie kwiatki:
"Informacje, które udostępniasz w naszych produktach i usługach, mogą obejmować np.:
– Posty
– Zdjęcia i podpisy
– Wiadomości, które przesyłasz do SI"

Czyli SI będzie się uczyła na podstawie tego co piszesz i wrzucasz. To co tutaj umieszczasz już nie jest twoje, punkt drugi, również zdjęcia i naprawdę od dziś zacznę się dziwić ludziom obficie wrzucającym zdjęcia swoje jak i swoich dzieci tutaj.

W czasach gdy SI (AI) jest zamknięta, nikt, nawet jej właściciele, nie wiedzą jak w zasadzie działa, w czasach deepfake'ów, Meta (właściciel Facebooka) narzuca mi coś, tak jak wcześniej Microsoft i Google, czego łatwo albo wcale nie mogę odrzucić.

Dziwi mnie taka cisza, nie wierzę że wszyscy mają tak wywalone, naprawdę możliwość lajków, rolek, kilku wiadomości i podglądania innych ma takie znaczenie że chcemy być "biomasą"? .

evawolfangel, to random German
@evawolfangel@chaos.social avatar

Desweiteren überlege ich, ob ich morgen auf dieser Privacy-Konferenz ein wenig livestreamen soll mit meinem Meta-Headset auf Instagram. 😜

evawolfangel,
@evawolfangel@chaos.social avatar

Ich habe das mit dem Live-Stream per -Glasses auf von der -Konferenz übrigens ernst gemeint. 😎
Habe auch schon jemanden identifiziert, den ich gleich versuchen will, spontan zu interviewen: Erik Neuenschwander, Apples Director of User Privacy spricht gerade auf einem von Apple organisierten Panel über Privacy im Metaverse. Das passt doch perfekt. 😜

SvanDendragon, to meta French
@SvanDendragon@imaginair.es avatar

Message important à faire tourner ! ⚠️

Meta (instagram et facebook) veut utiliser nos données (publications, photos, vidéos et messages publics) pour entrainer des IA génératives.
Vous devez répondre à ce formulaire pour justifier votre refus :

https://help.instagram.com/contact/233964459562201

Pour les artistes : vous pouvez justifier en parlant du droit d'auteur et du fait que vos œuvres et publications ne sont pas libres de droit.

Pour tout le monde : justifier votre refus par le risque de détournement et d'usurpations d'identité (deepfakes etc).

La page complète sur le sujet de leurs AI est ici : https://privacycenter.instagram.com/privacy/genai/

Richard_Littler, to Facebook
@Richard_Littler@mastodon.social avatar

Really sick of these big tech companies.
Absolute parasites.
"You have the right to object to Meta using your personal info to train AI..."
[BUT]
"...We may still process information about you to develop and improve AI at Meta, even if you object or don’t use our Products and services"

We may still process information about you to develop and improve AI at Meta, even if you object or don’t use our Products and services. For example, this could happen if you or your information:

jaywink, to Facebook
@jaywink@jasonrobinson.me avatar

https://jasonrobinson.me/media/uploads/2024/04/26/2de8b8e7-d219-44b0-bc6d-7f41216c08c6.png

Fuck you too, Meta AI.

I somehow doubt the request, hidden behind a separate form instead of settings, I made to object, will be honoured.

druid, to ai
@druid@toot.wales avatar

What fresh hell is this now!

alshafei, to privacy
@alshafei@mastodon.social avatar

"This undisclosed WhatsApp vulnerability lets governments see who you message."

And when it comes to metadata, unfortunately - that's by design.

"Metadata — information about the who, when, and where of conversations — has come to hold immense value to intelligence, military, and police agencies around the world."

End-to-end encrypted messages isn't all you should seek out from any app that claims to be private.

https://theintercept.com/2024/05/22/whatsapp-security-vulnerability-meta-israel-palestine/

vwbusguy, to opensource
@vwbusguy@mastodon.online avatar

FYI - is NOT . The license is categorically not open source. Among other things, the llama 2 and 3 licenses explicitly violate Field of Endeavor.

I see all sorts of blogs and marketing materials claiming things are "open source" because they used llama somewhere. Please do not take these claims at face value.

vwbusguy,
@vwbusguy@mastodon.online avatar

This isn't specific to #Llama either, but other AI models listed on the #Meta page as "open-source".

For example, seamless carries a non-commerce clause.

https://github.com/facebookresearch/seamless_communication/blob/main/LICENSE

#opensource

br00t4c, to meta
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
tayledras, to meta
@tayledras@mastodon.social avatar

META AI vs A DOG

❝ I've taken to just walking into the woods and asking the first dog I see. The results are just as accurate, but at least I'm now talking to a dog. ❞

— Robert Barker, "On Meta AI"

PHOTO:
Jack England and his Guide Dog

thejapantimes, to business
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

Sixteen companies at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence have pledged at a global meeting to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators are scrambling to keep up with rapid innovation and emerging risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/companies/ai-summit-safety-commitments-companies/ #business #companies #ai #southkorea #google #meta #microsoft #openai #uk #rishisunak #yoonsukyeol

br00t4c, to meta
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Microsoft is bringing 'Windows Volumetric Apps' to Meta Quest headsets

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/21/24161817/microsoft-windows-volumetric-apps-meta-quest-api

KimPerales, to Facebook
@KimPerales@toad.social avatar

works for despots & pols, worldwide, who in essence, buy elections, bc: pay top$:

Meta Pol Ads Incited Violence.
FB approved ads containing known slurs towards Muslims in IN: “let’s burn this vermin” & “Hindu blood is spilling, these invaders must be burned” +Hindu supremacist lang./disinfo. re pol ldrs.

Ads: created/submitted to Meta’s ad lib. -database of all ads on FB/IG, by ICWI & Ekō-corp. accountability org -based on real hate spee-. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/20/revealed-meta-approved-political-ads-in-india-that-incited-violence

Miro_Collas, to Palestine
@Miro_Collas@masto.ai avatar

Why people use any Meta platform is beyond me. It could cost you your life, in some situations:

https://mas.to/@therightarticle/112469482824319988
"Report Indicates Israel Uses WhatsApp Data in Targeted Killings of Palestinians"
via @therightarticle


@palestine

mkwadee, to meta
@mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk avatar
Edent, to meta
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

🆕 blog! “It isn't who you know - it's who knows you”

I'm terrible at networking. I forget people's names minutes after meeting them, I never have business cards and lose the ones I'm given, and I can't go five minutes without burbling some nonsense. But I recognise that networking is a skill and, like any skill, it takes practice to succeed. I've always been told that […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/it-isnt-who-you-know-its-who-knows-you/

#meta #work

chlopmarcin, to Facebook Polish
@chlopmarcin@101010.pl avatar

W sumie nie wiem, po co miałbym opublikować kolejną negatywną informację o Facebooku. Przecież - gdzie jak gdzie - ale w Fediwersum wszyscy mają już wyrobione zdanie. Ale jednak ta informacja powinna dotrzeć jak najszerzej: Meta (firma Facebooka) zatwierdziła od razu ponad połowę z ogłoszeń zawierających nawoływanie do nienawiści i przemocy w czasie wyborów w Indiach. Ogłoszenia te nie ukazały się, bo zostały wycofane przez autorów eksperymentu. Ale może to wskazywać, że Facebook masowo zatwierdza naprawdę bardzo, bardzo szkodliwe treści.

Całość w artykule: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/20/revealed-meta-approved-political-ads-in-india-that-incited-violence

blog, to meta
@blog@shkspr.mobi avatar

It isn't who you know - it's who knows you
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/it-isnt-who-you-know-its-who-knows-you/

I'm terrible at networking. I forget people's names minutes after meeting them, I never have business cards and lose the ones I'm given, and I can't go five minutes without burbling some nonsense. But I recognise that networking is a skill and, like any skill, it takes practice to succeed.

I've always been told that success isn't always about what you know, but more about who you know. So how does someone who is introverted, bad at small talk, and terrible at sending follow-up emails get to know people?

The answer, as always, is to let other people do the hard work.

I realise that asking lottery-winners for advice on how to pick your numbers is not a reliable method for becoming a millionaire - but I'd like to explain how I network and where it has got me.

Several years ago, I lost my job. I knew it was coming, but it still felt shitty. At midday, I rang my wife, told her what had happened and said that I was coming home.

"What about your presentation tonight?" she said. I'd forgotten that I had a Mobile Monday talk in my diary. Frankly, I couldn't think of anything worse than standing up in a room full of employed people and bleating on about my side projects.

"Nah. I'm just not up for it," I said.

"Look, you never know who is going to be there. You can enjoy your unemployment tomorrow."

So, I did the talk. I chatted with people (whose names I instantly forgot), picked up business cards (which are still in a pile somewhere), and drank a bit too much free wine. Then went home to cry.

A few days later, I had an interview with a trendy new startup! The very first thing that the CEO said to me was "Nice to meet you - I loved your talk at Mobile Monday last week!"

I got the job. Not necessarily because of how awesome a speaker I am - but it certainly helped that I received a round of applause from people in the industry.

Several months later and I was touting for work again. A casual acquaintance told me her firm was hiring. I went in to meet the manager and, again, almost the first thing she said was "We saw your talk at Mobile Monday - it was great!"

Two birds - one stone 🙂

More recently, I've got speaking gigs because people have said that they've watched my talks online. I've had more interviews where people have asked for me by name after reading one of my blog posts. I've had journalists call me up for "expert commentary" because they've seen that I've been posting on social media knowledgeably about a specific subject.

Relentless self-promotion is exhausting and - I think - off-putting to most of your audience. That's not the aim here.

So here are my vague thoughts on how to get people to know you:

  • Don't talk about yourself - talk about what interests you.
  • Don't insert yourself mindlessly into a conversation - build up a rapport with people you admire.
  • Don't be a "brand" - people see through that.
  • Do put yourself out there - go to events where you have only a vague interest in the subject.
  • Do ask. Tell people you'd like to present, or write a blog post, or help them organise.
  • Do be prepared to fail. Most people won't remember the things which go wrong; but the effort pays dividends.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/it-isnt-who-you-know-its-who-knows-you/

ojrask, to meta
@ojrask@piipitin.fi avatar

Meta's Workplace shuts down in 2026.

I guess making money somewhat honestly by having customers that actually pay for a service with at least some guarantees of privacy and safety is not as lucrative as having an open platform network where people are tricked into giving out all their data while they are spied upon for whatever reasons.

Millennium, to tech French
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