'Where is the Opt-Out Button?' — Slack Users Horrified to Discover Their Messages Are Being Used for AI Training
In a shocking yet not-so-shocking turn of events, Slack users woke up to find their everyday mundane office banter being served as a five-course meal for AI training. Bewildered and grasping for their coffee mugs, a frantic search for the elusive 'opt-out' button ensued among users, only to find it guarded like a dragon's hoard. 'If you have to make your opt-out process incredibly non-obvious / inconvenient, you know you are being shady as fuck. Shame on Slack,' commented one distressed employee, garnering a commendable 955 upvotes for summing up the collective disapproval.But the plot thickens. Another user exclaimed, 'Or rather the opt-in button as it shouldn't be the default,' because who in their right mind agrees to have their midnight musings and office drama immortalized in the annals of AI training without explicit consent? This comment, clocking 180 upvotes, pointed out the sheer audacity of making such invasive practices the norm.Just when you thought the Slack scandal couldn't get worse, an informed Redditor dropped the bombshell that Reddit had not only engaged in similar activities but had done so with the enthusiasm of a Black Friday shopper. 'Wait until Reddit users find out about their entire history of comments. First, the AI companies were doing it on their own, and then Reddit dove in headfirst to sell it to them,' they warned, amassing 660 upvotes and a collective shudder from unaware Redditors.One particularly astute observer lamented, 'It’s almost like we need stronger data privacy legislation.' Yet hopes for this data privacy utopia are dashed by the fact that key decision-makers are either 'overwhelmingly under-informed about tech issues or so beholden to big tech firms that they will never regulate them,' an insight that humbly only received 44 upvotes but perhaps deserves a standing ovation.Meanwhile, some users directed their wrath at Slack's parent company, 'Shame on SALESFORCE,' one user snarled, capturing the sentiments of 97 others who furiously clicked that upvote button in solidarity.As Slack users continue their feverish quest to find this mystical opt-out button and protect their love emojis and secret gripes about Karen from HR, all eyes remain on big tech to see if they will ever figure out... how to not be creepy.
In a shocking yet not-so-shocking turn of events, Slack users woke up to find their everyday mundane office banter being served as a five-course meal for AI training. Bewildered and grasping for their coffee mugs, a frantic search for the elusive 'opt-out' button ensued among users, only to find it guarded like a dragon's hoard. 'If you have to make your opt-out process incredibly non-obvious / inconvenient, you know you are being shady as fuck. Shame on Slack,' commented one distressed employee, garnering a commendable 955 upvotes for summing up the collective disapproval.But the plot thickens. Another user exclaimed, 'Or rather the opt-in button as it shouldn't be the default,' because who in their right mind agrees to have their midnight musings and office drama immortalized in the annals of AI training without explicit consent? This comment, clocking 180 upvotes, pointed out the sheer audacity of making such invasive practices the norm.Just when you thought the Slack scandal couldn't get worse, an informed Redditor dropped the bombshell that Reddit had not only engaged in similar activities but had done so with the enthusiasm of a Black Friday shopper. 'Wait until Reddit users find out about their entire history of comments. First, the AI companies were doing it on their own, and then Reddit dove in headfirst to sell it to them,' they warned, amassing 660 upvotes and a collective shudder from unaware Redditors.One particularly astute observer lamented, 'It’s almost like we need stronger data privacy legislation.' Yet hopes for this data privacy utopia are dashed by the fact that key decision-makers are either 'overwhelmingly under-informed about tech issues or so beholden to big tech firms that they will never regulate them,' an insight that humbly only received 44 upvotes but perhaps deserves a standing ovation.Meanwhile, some users directed their wrath at Slack's parent company, 'Shame on SALESFORCE,' one user snarled, capturing the sentiments of 97 others who furiously clicked that upvote button in solidarity.As Slack users continue their feverish quest to find this mystical opt-out button and protect their love emojis and secret gripes about Karen from HR, all eyes remain on big tech to see if they will ever figure out... how to not be creepy.