Meta’s new commercial terms say if its AI makes a mistake, it will legally be the customer’s fault
In Meta commercial terms changes slated to kick in on October 30, the company will shift the liability for any mistakes made by its AI models to its enterprise customers. The new language also makes those IT executives responsible for anything done by a partner or contractor. The changes also finally put a stake into the heart of robots.txt, with Meta granting itself the right to grab, and use…
Meta has announced changes to its commercial terms that will take effect on October 30. The adjustments shift liability for any mistakes made by Meta's AI models to its enterprise customers. Additionally, these changes make the IT executives responsible for anything done by a partner or contractor. The revised terms also grant Meta the right to use any content associated with a Meta account for its own purposes.
This includes web scraping, collecting, analyzing, and indexing data from domains, web pages, and URLs associated with a customer's products or services. Meta wants to be able to periodically pull updates from these domains to improve its advertising and business products. The company is also seeking a license to content that users share or upload on or in connection with Meta's products, including photos and videos.
However, Meta has clarified that this does not supersede content owners' preferences set through robots.txt. The changes have raised concerns about data ownership and AI liability. Critics argue that assigning liability to customers for AI mistakes is problematic, as Meta is the one building and controlling the AI features. Some experts suggest that enterprises may reconsider their relationship with Meta due to these terms, but the practical difficulties of doing so, as well as Meta's extensive market share, make this a challenging option.
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