Why AI means it's more important than ever to check terms and conditions

A terms-and-conditions update by file-sharing giant WeTransfer has exposed how much more we may be giving up when we sign up to an online site or service – now that tech companies are hungry for data to train their AI models on.

The WeTransfer update, which allowed the platform to use people's data for AI training, was rapidly reversed after user outcry. But it's shown that terms and conditions, "once the most boring thing on the internet", are something "we'd better start paying attention to", said Andrew Griffin in The Independent.

Feeding the beast

The "subtle but potent tweak" to WeTransfer's terms of service suggested "user files might be used to 'improve performance of machine learning models'", said City A.M. . Artists, filmmakers and writers immediately voiced "concerns" that