TECH - Ireland's Regulation Dampens Meta's AI Ambitions In Europe | Benzinga
Meta has reportedly announced it will pause the launch of its AI assistant, Meta AI, in Europe, following concerns raised by the Irish privacy regulator about using user data from Facebook and Instagram.
The decision aligns with a directive from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts as Meta’s lead regulator in Europe after advocacy group NOYB urged regulators across multiple European countries to scrutinize the company’s data practices.
Reuters reported that Meta’s intention to use personal data for training its artificial intelligence models without explicit user consent is the core issue prompting the regulator’s intervention.
Meta had planned to utilize publicly ...