Blueskythe latest viral application that aspires to become a real alternative to X, has announced that it plans to add a new option that will allow users to give their consent so that third parties can use their data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.
In a thread Published in its official account within the application, the company points out that “Bluesky is an open and public social network very similar to Internet websites,” and that these allow you to “specify whether you give your consent for external companies to track your data”. For this reason, the social network is investigating integrating a “similar practice.”
“For example, a setting that allows Bluesky users to specify whether they allow third-party developers to use their content” could be used to train artificial intelligence, the company notes. It also points out that it is holding conversations with engineers and lawyers in order to find the best way to launch this tool, about which no further information is offered.
Just a few weeks ago, the app shared that it had no intention of starting to use user data for the purpose of training artificial intelligence, as it is aware that “several artists and creators have chosen Bluesky as their home and we understand their concerns.” » about the use of their work for the purpose of training artificial intelligence. This, according to the company, does not change, but it will begin to give users the option to decide whether they give their consent so that third parties can do so.
It is worth remembering that other firms of the same type, such as X, already incorporate the possibility that user data can be used by third parties to ensure that an artificial intelligence tool, such as ChatGPT, says what it says when asked. As in the case of the tool that Bluesky wants to use, the user must give their consent to do so, which is something that is required, for example, by the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Bluesky has been growing at a dizzying pace for weeks. Since Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections, the application has multiplied its number of users to currently reach 25 million. It is still small, but its accelerated growth has caused it to begin to attract the attention of regulators, including those of the European Union.
Europe watches
The European Commission suspects that the ‘app’ may be violating its recent Digital Services Law, since it does not provide information on the number of users it has in the community. «All EU platforms […] “They have to have a dedicated page on their website where they say how many users they have in the EU and where they are legally established,” said EU spokesperson Thomas Regnier in conversation with ‘Financial Times’, a medium that advanced the news.
For the moment, the European Commission has asked its 27 members to look for “some trace of Bluesky” in their territories, such as an office of the social network. At the moment Brussels has no intention of imposing any fine on the platform, but will continue to closely monitor its growth. It should be remembered that the moment a digital site reaches 45 million users on EU soil it begins to be subject to stricter regulations.
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