According to the BBC’s report, Zoom’s new artificial intelligence-supported feature, which was put into use in June, that summarizes the sessions attended by users without the need to record, caused criticism from experts and users.
After the backlash, the online video conferencing app updated its terms of service to “Zoom will not use audio, video, and chat content to train the AI model without your permission.”
CRITICAL “GET TO KNOW TOO MUCH FREEDOM” FROM DATA PROTECTION SPECIALIST
Some experts warned that the AI-powered feature, launched in June, could allow Zoom to access more user information than necessary.
“The terms of service give the service provider (Zoom) a lot of freedom to use user information for different purposes,” said data protection expert Robert Bateman. He criticized the practice. (AA)