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Most people don’t actually care what happens to their data, and they’re paying $20/month for nerfed AI models just to summarize emails and write Python scripts
17Sep By The AI ReportNo Comments
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Most people don’t actually care what happens to their data, and they’re paying $20/month for nerfed AI models just to summarize emails and write Python scripts

The thing that really surprised me about a post here - most people genuinely have no clue what’s happening to their data when they use these AI services. The responses were wild. A few people had smart takes, some already knew about this stuff and had solutions, but the majority? Completely oblivious. Every time privacy comes up in AI discussions, there’s always that person who says “I have nothing to hide” or “they’re not making money off ME specifically so whatever.” But here’s what’s actually happening with your “harmless” ChatGPT conversations: theyre harvesting your writing style - learning exactly how you think, argue, and express ideas. mapping your knowledge gaps because every question you ask reveals what you don’t know. Profiling your decision-making patterns based on how you re...
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16Sep By The AI ReportNo Comments
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The future danger isn’t a sci-fi superintelligence deciding to destroy us. It’s algorithms doing exactly what they’re told: maximize profits.

Every algorithm has a designer, and every designer has a boss. When corporations own the algorithms, AI inherits their DNA: profit first, people second. “AI ethics” guidelines look good on paper, but when ethics clash with quarterly earnings, it’s ethics that get cut. The true existential risk? Not killer robots, but hyper-optimizers that treat human lives, democracy, and the planet itself as externalities because that’s what shareholder primacy demands. submitted by /u/SystematicApproach [link] [comments]
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