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Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training

Slack says policy changes are imminent amid backlash.

Slack's privacy principles specifically say that "Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are useful tools that we use in limited ways to enhance our product mission. These changes, however, do not seem to address a key concern for users who never explicitly consented to sharing chats and other Slack content for use in AI training. From there, the backlash spread to social media, where SlackHQ hastened to clarify Slack's terms with explanations that did not seem to address all the criticism.

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