WPS, a word processing brand operated by Chinese software company Kingsoft, apologized after being accused of using private documents to train AI, in a violation of users’ privacy. The controversy stems from public interest in a WPS privacy policy saying that the company “will use material users voluntarily upload as the base material for AI training after desensitization,” leading the tech brand to offer a statement on Weibo at the weekend saying it had removed the misleading phrase in the updated policy after online criticism. “User documentation will not be used for any AI training purposes or in any scenario without the user’s consent,” it emphasized. [WPS, in Chinese]
