> We believe in the potential of AI to transform the athlete experience–whether it’s delivering more personalized insights to help you reach your goals, generating route or training recommendations, or countless other possibilities. But innovation in this space must be handled responsibly and with a firm focus on user control. As part of our generative AI features, we are committed to implementing thoughtful solutions that prioritize user control and the ability to opt out.
> Third-party developers may not take such a deliberate approach to training AI models and as a result, we believe the best decision for the platform and for users is to prohibit the use of data extracted from Strava users in this manner.
Translation: 'We want to consume your data for AI and we don't want anyone else to consume your data with AI. AI for me, not for thee. We own you and your data.'
Obviously they're totally enlightened and don't fit into that secondary category, as judged by themselves, and thus they deserve an exception to the policy. It's just all their potential competitors who might act unethically. Trust them, they know what's best for you and are only harming you because they care for you.
I would be worried about the continued preservation of my data in the hands of someone who abuses it and uses such archetypical abuser tropes to justify their abuse.