AI is quietly turning our data into training fuel, and most users don’t even know it. That means that if you’re not paying attention, your next “AI upgrade” might just be built on you.

According to a Stanford study, the biggest names in AI — OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Anthropic — all train their models on user chats by default, with little transparency about what happens next.

Among their key findings:

Meanwhile, Meta’s newest “helpful” feature for Facebook scans your entire camera roll (even photos you haven’t shared) and uploads them to its cloud. Meta says it won’t train its AI on those unless you edit or post them, but that’s exactly how data creep begins. And remember, Meta already admitted last year to training its models on every public Facebook and Instagram post by adult users since 2007. While this latest feature thankfully requires opt in for now, even if you opt out, your face or data could still show up in someone else’s uploaded photo.

If your privacy alarms are going off, here’s where to start so you don’t become AI training data:

It’s not much, but it’s a start, especially since staying aware is half the game when the rules are still being written.

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U.K.’s channel 4 just pulled the ultimate TV plot twist after revealing the host for its “Will AI Take My Job?” special turned out to be entirely AI-generated. Channel 4’s head of news Louisa Compton said the network won’t be swapping out journalists for AI anytime soon, and that the stunt was meant to make viewers question what (and who) they can trust on screen. But TV anchors already sound like robots, so maybe they should let the ratings decide.

OpenAI had a dream — that historical figures could freely appear in Sora videos. The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. quickly disagreed, asking the company to remove his likeness after users made disrespectful clips. OpenAI hit pause and promised stronger guardrails for historical figures in its latest walk-back, as Hollywood and rightsholders push back on AI-generated content. The move comes just weeks after Sam Altman said OpenAI “isn’t the moral police of the world” and planned to loosen restrictions for adults.

From tech to airlines, companies are blaming AI for mass layoffs, but some experts say that’s just good old-fashioned corporate spin. Oxford’s Fabian Stephany argues that AI has become the perfect scapegoat for overhiring and cost-cutting, allowing firms to look “innovative” while trimming the fat. Despite the panic, data from Yale and the New York Fed show no mass AI job apocalypse, with most companies using it to retrain workers rather than replace them. So far, the robots are still mostly taking tasks, not jobs.

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Anthropic just launched Claude Code on the Web, a new browser tool that helps teams delegate coding work right from their browser. Now in beta, it runs in the cloud so you can hand off multiple projects at once and get clear summaries when the work’s done.

What it does:

Unlike most coding assistants out there, Claude Code is built for seasoned developers, so if you’re into vibe coding, this might not be your scene. But that said, the tool is still in its early days for the more advanced features, so we’ll have to see how well they perform in everyday use.