LinkedIn's AI Training Update
LinkedIn will start using user profile details, public posts, and feed activity data to train its artificial intelligence models and support personalized ads from November 3, 2025.
This update affects users in the UK, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong, and will be used to feed Microsoft's generative AI features and ad empire.
having my résumé, "thought leadership" posts, and career brags served up as fodder for Microsoft's generative AI features and ad empire doesn't sit terribly comfortably
Fortunately, it is possible to opt-out, but users must take action as the default setting is to opt-in.
- Users in affected regions must opt-out by Monday to prevent their data from being used
- Default setting is to opt-in, allowing Microsoft's AI and ad machine to use user data
Users can take control of their data by opting out before the deadline.
Author's summary: LinkedIn to use user data for AI training and ads by default.