The AI future will be stupid.
Meta, the company, introduced AI generated stickers in the messaging app. What sounds like a great application for generarative technologies turnes out as a tool for trolls quickly. The future is stupid.
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On AI as a surveillance technology
Meredith Whittaker’s recent onstage appearance at TechCrunch 2023 was a timely and important reminder of the importance of privacy and encryption in the digital age. Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation, spoke about the company’s commitment to protecting user data and advocating for end-to-end encrypted messaging. She also discussed the dangers to privacy of artificial intelligence, that fundamentally is surveillance technology. Whittaker’s message is clear: we need to be vigilant in defending our privacy and our right to communicate securely....