LinkedIn's AI Training Update
LinkedIn will start using user data to train its AI models and support personalized ads from November 3, 2025.
The data used will include profile details, public posts, and feed activity from users in the UK, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong.
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.
Opting Out
Users can opt-out, but LinkedIn has set the default to opt-in, meaning that inaction will result in user data being used by Microsoft's AI and ad machine.
Author's summary: LinkedIn to use user data for AI training.
- Affected regions: UK, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Hong Kong
- Data used: profile details, public posts, feed activity
- Opt-out available, but default is set to opt-in