The UK's data watchdog said it raised concerns over LinkedIn's approach to using UK data to train AI.

The U.K.'s data protection watchdog has confirmed that Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has stopped processing user data for AI model training for now. Stephen

LinkedIn has paused training generative AI models using data from UK users after engaging with the UK’s data protection regulator. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Friday that it had received confirmation from the professional networking platform that it had “suspended” AI model training based on data from UK users.

Your information and how you interact with LinkedIn is helping to train AI. If you don't want that to happen, you can opt out and check what it already knows.

LinkedIn has come under fire for automatically opting its users into a program that uses their data for training generative AI models. This revelation, first reported by 404Media, sparked privacy concerns among users who were unaware of the change.

LinkedIn is using personal data from its users to train generative AI models, according to recent reports. Without explicit consent, the platform has automatically opted users into this process. According to 404Media,