Fact focus: Zoom says it isn’t training AI on calls without consent. But other data is fair game

Zoom says that if a meeting organiser decides to use the meeting summary feature, participants are sent a notification alerting them that an AI feature has been enabled and that their data may be shared for AI training. They are prompted to either proceed with the meeting or to leave. — AP

An update to Zoom’s terms of service is raising alarm bells on social media, with users claiming it reveals the videoconferencing company is now tapping their online doctor visits and virtual happy hours to train artificial intelligence models.

"Zoom terms of service now require you to allow AI to train on ALL your data – audio, facial recognition, private conversations – unconditionally and irrevocably, with no opt out,” read one widely-shared tweet this week that has since been deleted. "Don’t try to negotiate with our new overlords.”