LinkedIn: Training AI on your content
Data, AI, consent. We’ve hit a point where more and more companies use your content to enrich themselves, often without asking first.
Preselection
What's preselection? The user is given a pre-selected option that influence or avoid the decision-making process.
Figma: How to opt out of AI features?
In early 2025, Figma rolled out AI features that came with a surprise: the company had automatically opted all users in to have their design files used for AI training.
Phosus: Pre-selected newsletter updates
At first glance, this sign-up screen may look straightforward, but it uses a subtle dark pattern known as "pre-selection" to automatically opt users in to receive marketing emails.
Groww: Checkbox preselection for credit score check
The app offers a “pre-approved” loan with a “Get started” button, but a pre-checked box below quietly grants permission to check your credit score.
X: Your data - our data
X recently introduced a new setting that allows them to use the content you posts to train their AI, Grok.