The data collected for the Generative AI Improvement program is used to “improve or develop the LinkedIn services,” LinkedIn said.

Click your profile image on the header menu and select Settings & Privacy in the dropdown menu. Select the Data for Generative AI Improvement option at the very bottom of the How LinkedIn uses your data section. Thanks to the EU's strong data privacy laws, LinkedIn is not using EU users' data for its AI training.

LinkedIn users might not realize they’re giving permission for the site to use their personal data and any content they create on the platform to train the company’s generative AI models, but if they’re in the U.