Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, used his Instagram account to refute the long‑standing claim that Meta secretly activates users' phone microphones to harvest audio for ad targeting. He explained that the platform does not need to listen to conversations because its recommendation engine already leverages data from advertisers and user behavior. Mosseri also announced that Meta will soon augment its ad‑targeting signals with data gathered from interactions with its AI products, raising new privacy questions while maintaining that any microphone use would be obvious to users. Read more →

Anthropic announced that it will begin using new Claude chat interactions and coding tasks as training data for its large language models. The shift follows an update to the company’s privacy policy slated for October 8, which will automatically include user data unless individuals explicitly opt out. Users can control the setting through a “Help improve Claude” toggle in Privacy Settings. The policy also extends data retention from 30 days to five years for all users, while commercial‑tier accounts licensed through government or educational programs remain exempt from training data collection. Read more →

Anthropic announced that it will begin using user conversations and coding sessions from its Claude chatbot to train future large language models, unless users actively opt out. The policy change, detailed in an updated privacy notice, also extends data retention from thirty days to five years. New users encounter an opt‑in toggle during sign‑up, while existing users see a pop‑up prompting a choice. Users can manage the setting at any time under Privacy Settings by disabling the “Help improve Claude” switch. Commercial‑tier accounts remain exempt from the new training policy. Read more →

Overdrive’s Libby app is introducing an AI-driven discovery tool called Inspire Me. The feature, which completed a soft launch, will be broadly available in September. Users answer preset preference questions rather than typing free‑form prompts, and the AI returns five immediate ebook or audiobook suggestions from their local library, each with a brief rationale. Community reaction has been mixed, with some librarians voicing sharp criticism. Libby’s privacy policy says only book titles are sent to the model, and the company says the feature is designed to limit energy impact. Read more →

Anthropic announced changes to its Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy that will enable the company to use new and resumed Claude chat sessions for AI model training. The option is enabled by default for most Claude plans, but users can opt out during sign‑up or later via privacy settings. Certain enterprise, government, and education plans are excluded, and data from opted‑in users will be retained for up to five years. Anthropic says the extended retention helps identify misuse and improve safety. Users have until Sept. 28 to make a choice before continued access. Read more →

Anthropic has updated its consumer terms, asking all Claude users to decide whether their conversations can be used to train future AI models. The change expands data retention to five years for users who do not opt out, replacing the previous practice of deleting chats within 30 days unless required to keep them longer. Existing users will see a pop‑up prompting them to accept the new terms, with the training permission toggle set to "On" by default. Business customers using enterprise versions are exempt, and the move aligns Anthropic with broader industry shifts toward greater data utilization for model improvement. Read more →

Google announced that its AI‑powered coding assistant Jules has moved out of beta and is now generally available. Built on Gemini 2.5 Pro, Jules operates as an asynchronous, agent‑based tool that integrates with GitHub, clones repositories to Google Cloud virtual machines, and lets developers offload coding tasks while they focus on higher‑level work. The rollout introduces tiered pricing, a free introductory plan, and clearer privacy language. Google cites strong stability improvements, extensive user feedback, and millions of visits during the beta as reasons for the broader launch. Read more →