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Signal's Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally 'a surveillance technology' (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every powerful tool in the hands of a data collection or targeting company like meta, Google, etc. will be abused to collect data. AI is no exception and without regulation will mark another huge step against privacy and the ability to control who owns your personal data.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Good thing the government is full of young legislators that understand technology. /s