In late 2024, LinkedIn started using member profiles to train its AI. At the time, this was restricted to only certain areas, such as the U.S. and other countries. One year later, LinkedIn is now adding all of the regions that weren’t previously included. Once the change goes into effect, everyone’s profile on LinkedIn may be used to train the site’s generative AI.
The announcement came quietly, like the one in 2024. LinkedIn updated its generative AI FAQ webpage to include the new rules. The new rules are the same as the old rules, except they now apply to the UK, EU, European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, and basically everywhere else that wasn’t impacted by the initial changes in 2024.
LinkedIn will start using member profile data to train its AI on Nov. 3, 2025. This setting is enabled by default, so if you don’t want your data being used to train LinkedIn’s AI, you’ll need to manually log in and opt out of it. Profiles for members under the age of 18 won’t be used for training purposes at all.
If anyone is curious about how LinkedIn will use the data and what data the company intends to use, LinkedIn has a whole webpage dedicated to just that. The list is pretty long and contains just about every piece of data you can generate on the platform.
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How to opt out of LinkedIn’s AI training
Fortunately, opting out of AI training is pretty simple. We have a full guide here, but here is a quick version in case you need it.
On the website:
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Go to LinkedIn and log in to your profile.
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Click your profile picture and select Settings & Privacy.
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In the left margin, select Data privacy.
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Next, click where it says Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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Toggle it off.
On the mobile app
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Open the LinkedIn app and log in.
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Tap your profile picture in the top corner, then select Settings.
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Select Data privacy.
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Find and tap on Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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Toggle it off.
Once done, LinkedIn will no longer use your profile data to train its AI. This will prevent LinkedIn from using any data that you generate moving forward. However, it may still keep the data it collected before you toggled it off. Should you want that data removed from LinkedIn’s database, there is a “Data Processing Objection Form” that you can fill out to have your data removed after the fact.
The latest in a long line
Using social media profiles to train data has been something of a trend over the last year. Meta started using posts to train AI in mid-2024, and opting out of that wasn’t particularly easy at the time. X confirmed that it allows third parties to train AI off of your X posts in late 2024. So, while you’re on your LinkedIn profile opting out of this, consider checking your other social media profiles as well, as there are likely a few places where you need to opt out.
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