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Your old images stored on Photobucket could soon be used to train AI

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Photobucket, once owned by Myspace , is planning to license user photos to AI companies.

CEO Ted Leonard said photos marked "private" would not be licensed.

He said no images have been used for AI training so far, but ones set to "public" would be part of potential licensing deals.

Photobucket has been trying to reach customers through email, on-site alerts, and other methods.

Leonard said some users may not even get the new policy.

"There's kind of a two -way street where if you put a whole bunch of personal memories on the site, maybe you should do your best to continue to update the site," Leonard said.

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