Bluesky claims that it will not use your posts to train artificial intelligence.
However, it does use artificial intelligence to enhance other areas of the platform.
Bluesky, the emerging social network, has recently announced in a post that it does not intend to use its users' content to train generative artificial intelligence tools. This announcement comes on the same day that the new terms of service for X take effect, allowing for the analysis of users' text and information to train their own AI tools.
The platform has expressed its commitment to its community of artists and creators, stating that it understands their concerns regarding the training of models on other platforms using their data. Bluesky reaffirms that it does not use any content from its user base to train generative AI and that it has no plans to do so in the future.
However, other types of companies may still access Bluesky's posts for training purposes. Bluesky's robots.txt file does not prevent search engines like Google and OpenAI from accessing its data, which could allow these entities to explore the platform's content. A spokesperson for Bluesky, Emily Liu, explained that Bluesky is an open and public environment similar to any website on the Internet, making it difficult to completely prevent access from external companies. Nevertheless, the company is working on ways to ensure that these organizations respect user consent.
Bluesky has also mentioned that it employs artificial intelligence to assist in content moderation, which is crucial for classifying posts and protecting human moderators from harmful content. However, they have made it clear that these AI systems have not been trained with user data. In addition, they have recommended that users review their terms of service, community guidelines, and other available policy documents.
In a context of growth, Bluesky has experienced an increase of over three million users in just the last week. The company has noticed a rise in spam, fraud, and trolling activities, prompting it to strengthen its moderation team to handle the increased workload. Currently, the platform has surpassed 17 million users as users seek alternatives to microblogging platforms like X. Meanwhile, Meta's Threads, one of the main competitors, has reported more than 15 million sign-ups this month and is testing personalized feeds, a feature that Bluesky has already implemented. Unlike Bluesky, Meta has acknowledged that it has used nearly all publicly published content since 2007 to train its artificial intelligence models.