Brazil requires Meta to stop taking user data to train AI

Recent advancements in generative AI have prompted warnings from some experts and academics who advocate for regulation of the emergent technology. — AP

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil on Tuesday demanded Meta cease taking users' data to train its generative AI models, a move the US tech giant called "a setback."

The decision was issued by Brazil's National Data Protection Authority, which warned it would impose a daily fine of $50,000 Brazilian reais (about US$8,800/RM41,527) as long as the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp was out of compliance.