LinkedIn is primarily using your data to train its AI models to enhance the accuracy, performance, and relevance of these models. Most AI models, including LinkedIn’s, are designed to recognize patterns and connections within data. The more diverse and higher-quality data these models receive, the better their predictions and accuracy will be.

The professional network now by default grants itself permission to use anything you post to train its artificial intelligence

You don’t have to let social media services harvest your data to train their generative AI, as many companies do these days. You can opt out—if you can figure out how. The problem was hammered home last week when tech news site 404Media reported that LinkedIn had started training its AI on its users’ posts by default,