Please Stop Making Me Opt Out of AI
Wired AI Reece Rogers
Meta rolled out a feature allowing AI image generation using Instagram users' likenesses with an opt-out default, triggering backlash that forced the company to disable it within three days. Multiple tech companies including Google, Dropbox, and LinkedIn have adopted similar opt-out defaults for AI features, placing the burden on users to disable unwanted functionality. Privacy experts argue that opt-in defaults, as required by the EU's GDPR, would better protect user privacy and reduce the need for constant manual adjustments.
Why it matters
I’m sick of “opt-out” toggles for automatically enabled generative AI features. It’s past time to make “opt in” the default setting for sensitive features.
