Hello, I’ve seen some reporting on WordPress (and Tumblr) potentially selling access to their users’ content for training generative AI. When I checked my personal WordPress blog, lo and behold there was a new option to “opt out” of this, though with a pretty feeble assurance that they would rely on the AI companies to honor this request voluntarily.
Anyway my questions are 1) For those at institutions using WordPress for departmental or library blogs: has this come to your attention at all, and 2) For everyone: is anyone aware of a local policy regarding use of institutional content for training generative AI? I have also heard a bit about a university selling recordings of interviews or other data for this purpose, though the details are sketchy. Given the serious ethical concerns around use of IP for training generative AI, and the effects of using generative AI, it seems worth looking into. Thanks, Mike Monaco Coordinator, Cataloging Services University Libraries Technical Services 261B Bierce Library The University of Akron Akron, Ohio 44325-1712 He/him/his Office: 330-972-2446 mmon...@uakron.edu<mailto:mmon...@uakron.edu> ORCID: 0000-0001-7244-5154 https://www.uakron.edu/libraries
