AI and scratch

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So apparently scratch is supposedly using our projects to train ai models and when I asked in my chat about it, one of them said this: ### ? **1. Scratch’s official stance** According to the **Scratch Foundation**, they *currently say* they are **not training AI models on Scratchers’ data yet**. Their message emphasizes safety and ethical use of AI and says they *want to “hear from the community”* as they develop new AI features — implying training could be in the future but isn’t happening right now. ([Scratch Foundation][1]) ### ? **2. Updated Terms of Service let Scratch use your content** The **new Terms of Service** include a broad license that lets Scratch use content you post (like shared projects) *to improve products and services and create new ones, “including through the training of AI models”*. Many users interpret that as scratch reserving the *right* to train AI on user content. ([Scratch][2]) * That means **if you share a project publicly on the Scratch website**, Scratch can legally include that content in AI training or other internal uses. * It’s not clear from public info exactly how or whether they **will** do that yet — only that they *have the legal right to* under the new ToS. ### ? **3. Privacy policy mentions AI use** The updated privacy policy says Scratch may use personal information (like activity on the site) **to train AI tools that help personalize features** (recommendations, code suggestions, etc.). That suggests some form of AI use tied to learned behavior or analytics, even if not a full generative model yet. ([Scratch][3]) ### ? **4. Unshared projects and opt-out** There’s **uncertainty** around whether *unshared* or *private* projects would be included in training data or personal analytics: * The policy refers to “user content” you post, which most assume means *shared* content on the site. * Some community posts claim the new ToS might also cover unshared projects but this hasn’t been officially clarified. ([Scratch][4]) There’s **no explicit opt-out option** right now just for AI training — if you want to avoid giving permission under the new ToS, the only way currently discussed by users is **not uploading projects** or **deleting them**. ([Scratch][5]) ### ✅ **Bottom line** ✔ Scratch’s updated terms **do allow the Scratch Foundation to use public projects and user content to train AI models** in the future. ([Scratch][2]) ✔ They are *not necessarily* training models on your projects *right now*, according to their official page. ([Scratch Foundation][1]) ✔ There’s **no clear opt-out toggle just for AI training** on the site as of the latest policy discussions.