Social network Bluesky said in a blog post on Friday that it has “no intention” of using user content to train its generative AI tools.
It issued the statement on the same day that X’s new terms of service went into effect that outline how it analyzes user text and other information to train its generative AI tools.
“A number of artists and creators have made Bluesky their home, and we listen to their concerns about other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train our generative AI, and we have no intention of doing so” Bluesky said in a blog post.
In another post, Bluesky notes that it uses AI “to assist in content moderation, helping us sort through posts and protect human moderators from harmful content.” It also uses it in its algorithmic Discover feed. “None of these AI systems are trained on user content,” Bluesky says. The company also points to a page where you can find its terms of service, community guidelines, and other policy documents.
According to the platform’s security account, Bluesky’s user base has grown by more than three million in the past week. The company says it’s seeing an increase in “spam, scams, and phishing,” and is beefing up its moderation team to support the increased load.
Bluesky just surpassed 17 million users, according to the stats tracker, as users look for alternative microblogging platforms to X. Meta’s Threads, one of its main competitors, isn’t sitting idly by. Threads chief Adam Mosseri said yesterday that the platform had already surpassed 15 million signups this month alone, and Meta said today that it’s testing personalized feeds — a feature Bluesky is already known for. However, unlike Bluesky, Meta recently admitted that it has trained its AI models on nearly everything you’ve posted publicly since 2007.