# Meta’s AI Plans – A Privacy Showdown with the EU
In the latest chapter of “As the Meta Turns,” Zuckerberg’s brains trust has decided to hit the gas pedal on using UK users’ Facebook and Instagram posts to fuel their AI ambitions. This move, however, could carve out a bumpy road ahead, as it defies the EU’s tight privacy laws and brings all sorts of frowns from watchdogs.
## Key Points:
– **Meta Presses On**: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is brushing off concerns and moving ahead with plans to use a treasure trove of UK social media posts for AI development.
– **Privacy Panic Button**: The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) previously hit pause on these plans, cautioning tech companies to mind users’ privacy when crafting their generative AI wonders.
– **Engaging in ‘Positive’ Dialogue**: Meta claims to have had a cordial chit-chat with the ICO but decided to go back to the drawing board anyway. How nice!
– **Collision Course with the EU**: This move is set to clash head-on with European privacy laws, which are much stricter than the UK’s laws. It seems Meta prefers thrilling road trips over obeying traffic rules!
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/13/meta-to-push-on-with-plan-to-use-uk-facebook-and-instagram-posts-to-train-ai
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