International Regulators Say Meta GenAI Generates Major Privacy Concerns

Meta ended up in hot water with international regulators, faced big daily fines, and was forced to pause its release of Generative AI products in the EU and Brazil after data protection authorities raised serious privacy concerns with the company’s use of personal information for its AI service. The Irish Data Protection Commission requested the pause after “uncertainty over how Meta would train its new AI systems using Meta users’ personal data from photos, comments and other content on public posts.” The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority demanded Meta suspend its practice of using personal information published on its platform to train AI, calling the practice an imminent risk of serious harm, and threatened to fine the company almost $9,000 per day if it failed to comply.