Not so private room: Zoom's AI privacy fiasco exposes how vulnerable we are to Big Tech's whims
The video conference company's latest affront to data protections epitomizes why few trust Zoom in the first place
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The video conference company's latest affront to data protections epitomizes why few trust Zoom in the first place
Zoom has reversed course (again) and updated its terms of service after a backlash earlier this week. Following consumer blowback about an update to its terms which appeared to grant the platform the unlimited ability to use customer data to train AI models, it now says it will not use any consumer data to train AI models from Zoom or third parties. The previous wording said it wouldn’t do so “without customer consent,” which raised eyebrows since “consent” was (at best) a gray area for people joining a call (and acknowledging a pop-up) in which the meeting o...
Zoom executives promised Monday that the company wouldn't use your calls as AI fodder, even while its TOS said otherwise.
Vague ToS previously implied that customer data could be used for AI training.
After massive backlash over its wishy-washy communication regarding training artificial intelligence with customer data, Zoom wants to set the record straight. Today, Zoom issued an update to its previous announcement on its plans for AI to formally claim that the company will not use audio, video, chat, or similar data to train its AI models.