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Bluesky released a statement today about data use [0] - saying they will not use your data for "Generative AI" (surely in response to X's recent change to say t
by ks2048 2y ago
Bluesky released a statement today about data use [0] - saying they will not use your data for "Generative AI" (surely in response to X's recent change to say they will).
As you imply, this is a bit meaningless for people who don't want their posts used for AI, because anyone can grab all data pretty easily (at least for now).
But, AI aside, this is so much better for a lively ecosystem - 3rd party apps, bots (the fun and useful kind), research, etc. A lots of things simply died when Musk decided effectively end the API program [1].
[0] https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3layuzbti6s2x https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3layuzbti6s2x
[1] https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-data-api-prices-out-nearly-everyone/ https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-data-api-prices-out-near... == https://archive.ph/ikPOk https://archive.ph/ikPOk
- BlueTemplar 2y agoAs a reminder, the Twitter APIpocalypse already happened in 2012, long before Musk... and some of the people now at BlueSky might have been behind it ? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4550625 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4550625 At least, that's also why we got Mastodon...
- DavideNL 2y ago> Bluesky released a statement today about data use [0] - saying they will not use your data for "Generative AI" (surely in response to X's recent change to say they will). Yea, like how WhatsApp promised they wouldn't share data with Facebook; A promise obviously has 0 value...