Meta says it won't release its AI assistant in Europe because EU regulations will make it 'second rate'

• Meta said it won't launch its AI assistant in Europe following pushback from regulators.
• Regulators raised privacy concerns about Meta's plan to scrape user data to train its AI.
• But Meta says that data is essential to offer a useful product.

Meta is taking a "my way or the highway" approach with its generative AI product.

Meta announced Friday it won't release its AI features in Europe because the EU's stringent privacy regulations would make it a "second-rate experience."