Bluesky is weighing a proposal that gives users consent over how their data is used for AI

Talking SXSW Conference In Austin, on Monday, Blueusky’s CEO J. Grabber said that social networks were working on a structure for user consent how they would like to use their data generator AI.

The public nature of Bluski’s social network has already been approved Others to train their AI systems In the contents of users, as it was discovered last year when 404 media comes across a Dataset built from 1 million blusky posts hosted on the face of hugsThe

Meanwhile, users’ posts are being fed to Jai for training Bluesky contestant X’s AI Chatbot Grock. Last Fall, It has changed its privacy policy To allow third parties to allow their AI to train users to X postsAs well. This step, then the US elections that have improved the position of the Malik Elon Mask in the Trump administration, From X to Blusky has helped users to fuel another exit.

As a result, the Open Source of Bluesky has become more than 32 million users in just two years.

However, the demand for AI training means the new social network to think about its AI policy, though It does not plan to train its own AI systems on users’ postsThe

Speaking on SXSW, Graber explained how the company would like to use their data – or not used – the generator is involved with partners to develop a framework for users’ consent for AI.

“We really believe the user’s choice,” Graber said that users would be able to specify how they would like to use their blusky content.

He also said, “Websites may have something specified whether websites want to scrap by search engines.”

“Search engines can still scrap websites, whether you have it, because websites are open on public internet. However, in general, it is robots.txt files Lots of search engines are honored by the engine, “He said.” So you need something to be taken up and the users and agencies and regulators to take this structure. But I think it’s something that can work here. ”

Proposal, which Currently at GithubAt the account level or even the post level will be involved with the user’s consent, then ask other companies to respect that setting.

Graber added, “We are working with other people in space concerned about how AI we see our data is affecting our data.” “I think it’s a positive side to take it.”