The data collected for the Generative AI Improvement program is used to “improve or develop the LinkedIn services,” LinkedIn said.

Updates to LinkedIn’s user agreement will automatically opt users into sharing their data with its AI. Follow these steps to opt out. LinkedIn users might not realize they’re giving permission for the site to use their personal data and any content they create on the platform to train the company’s generative AI models,

LinkedIn subtly rolled out a new feature (Data for Generative AI improvement), allowing Microsoft and affiliates' AI models to access your data for training without consent.