Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users

Core Insights - Meta will resume using publicly available content from European users to train its AI models, a process that was previously halted due to data privacy concerns raised by activists [2][3][4] - The AI training will utilize public posts and comments from adult users in the European Union, as well as interactions with Meta AI [3][5] - Meta's AI training efforts faced challenges due to strict EU data privacy laws, but a panel of EU privacy regulators confirmed that Meta's approach complies with legal obligations [4][5] Company Actions - Meta has launched its Meta AI assistant for European users, following its earlier rollout in the United States and other major markets [3] - The company will notify EU users about the AI training and provide a form for users to object to their data being used [5][6] - Meta emphasized that it will not use private messages for AI training and is following practices established by competitors like Google and OpenAI [5]