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Figma defaults to train AI models on personal data

by matesz on 6/30/24, 8:10 AM with 49 comments

• by hyperman1 on 6/30/24, 8:59 AM

  At this point, the microsoft CEO [1] is de facto right and even a bit minimalist in his stance: If it is on the internet or connected to the internet, it's up for grabs by any reasonably powerfull organization. They will use it to train AI or derive some kind of privacy violating model from it. They might even use your cpu power and electricity for it.

  I'd love the governement to take a more powerfull stance against it, but they clearly aren't interested.

  If small you and me want some privacy, you have to shield it from the internet, govs and bigcos: No more Microsoft, Google, Adobe, .... products.

  [1] https://www.androidauthority.com/microsoft-ai-ceo-interview-...

• by matesz on 6/30/24, 8:13 AM

  For those who signed up for Figma's AI waitlist, you have to turn the toggle off before August 15th. From FAQ:

  Figma won’t begin training on content for accounts with the Content training toggle on until August 15, 2024.

• by jsemrau on 6/30/24, 8:35 AM

  We will see many ToS changes in the near future. Better to read them this time.

• by nikvaes on 6/30/24, 8:46 AM

  Isn't consent by default illegal under the GDPR?