Meta has received permission from authorities to begin training its AI models on public Facebook and Instagram posts in the U.K. This follows the company’s initial suspension of AI across the region when concerns were raised about how it planned to harvest data.

Starting next week, users will be given in-app notifications of the social media giant's plans, including links to access an objection form.

Meta Platforms will begin training its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK over the coming months, the company said, after it had paused the training in the region following a regulatory backlash.

If you’re wondering if your Facebook and Instagram posts have been used to train Meta's AI models, the answer is almost certainly yes.

Meta has confirmed that it's restarting efforts to train its AI systems using public Facebook and Instagram posts from its U.K. userbase. It is also seeking to paint the move as enabling its generative AI models to "reflect British culture,

Meta Platforms Inc. plans to resume its use of UK adults’ Facebook and Instagram posts in artificial intelligence training projects. The company disclosed the decision today. The move comes about three months after Meta paused the practice over privacy concerns.

I wanna know 🎵 What you're feeling 🎵 Tell me what's on your mind Meta is going to resume scraping the personal public feeds of British Facebook and Instagram users for training AI after reaching an agreement with the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Social media giant, Meta Platforms has reignited its plans to train its AI using UK users’ Facebook and Instagram posts. The company revealed it will soon start training its AI models on data from adults’ posts in the UK and Brazil.