Bluesky recently announced that it does not train its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models on user data. The social media platform also highlighted the areas where it uses AI tools and claimed that no models have been trained on public and private posts made by users. The statement was issued after several creators and users raised concerns about the platform’s privacy policy around AI. Notably, Bluesky recently crossed the 17 million registered users mark after one million users joined the platform in a single day last week.
Bluesky says it does not train AI on user posts
In a post on the platform, Bluesky announced its stance on AI and user data. “We do not use any of your content to train generative AI and have no intention of doing so,” the post said. It said it was released after several artists and creators on the platform raised concerns over the platform’s AI policy.
In a separate post, Bluesky also listed the areas where it uses generative AI tools. The company uses AI internally to assist with content moderation systems, which is a common practice for social media platforms. Additionally, it also uses AI in its Discover algorithm feed, through which the platform suggests posts to users based on their activity on the platform.
The Verge reported that although the company is not using user data to train AI models, third-party companies can still crawl the platform and scrape data to train their models. Company spokesperson Emily Liu told the publication that Bluesky’s robots.txt files do not prevent outside companies from crawling its website for data.
However, the spokesperson highlighted that the issue is currently a topic of discussion within the team and Bluesky is trying to figure out how to ensure that external organizations respect user consent on the platform.
Notably, on Sunday, Bluesky revealed that one million new users joined the social media platform in a single day. It also highlighted that the platform has crossed the milestone of 17 million registered users.
