WordPress Sells User Content to AI

WordPress and Tumblr Plan to Sell User Content to AI Companies Automattic is trying to reassure users they can opt out of training AI. By Matt Novak Published Yesterday | Comments (6) WordPress Photo: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) Automattic, the parent company of sites like WordPress and Tumblr, is in talks to sell content from its platforms to AI companies like MidJourney and OpenAI for training purposes, according to a new report from 404 Media Tuesday. And while the details of the deal are still sketchy, Automattic is trying to reassure users they can opt-out at any time.

A screenshot of a news article reports that WordPress and Tumblr’s parent company, Automattic, plans to sell user content to AI companies for training. The joke is the contrast between the reassuring opt-out message and the alarming idea that users’ content may be sold, matching the reaction “it’s so over.”

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