Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’

TechCrunch
By Devin ColdeweySep 25, 2023, 7:01 pm156 pts
Why is it that so many companies that rely on monetizing the data of their users seem to be extremely hot on AI? If you ask Signal president Meredith Whittaker (and I did), she’ll tell you it’s simply because “AI is a surveillance technology.” On stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Whittaker explained …

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

Oak Ridge spawns institute to curb AI datacenter power surge

The Register

Oak Ridge spawns institute to curb AI datacenter power surge 127

Apple Music Coming to Chocolate Bars

MacRumors

Apple Music Coming to Chocolate Bars 125

Solar installs surged 205% before the tax credit cut – and reshaped the market

Electrek

Solar installs surged 205% before the tax credit cut – and reshaped the market 122

OpenAI Fires an Employee for Prediction Market Insider Trading

Wired

OpenAI Fires an Employee for Prediction Market Insider Trading 115

Chocolate ‘Boner’ Syrup Recalled for Actually Containing Viagra Ingredient

Gizmodo

Chocolate ‘Boner’ Syrup Recalled for Actually Containing Viagra Ingredient 112

Could Apple's OLED iPad Mini Finally Be a Kindle Killer?

MacRumors

Could Apple's OLED iPad Mini Finally Be a Kindle Killer? 109

What to Expect From Apple's Big Week: iPhone 17e, Low-Cost MacBook, New iPads, and More

MacRumors

What to Expect From Apple's Big Week: iPhone 17e, Low-Cost MacBook, New iPads, and More 109

South Korea Set To Get a Fully Functioning Google Maps

Slashdot

South Korea Set To Get a Fully Functioning Google Maps 108

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

Featured

OpenAI's big investment from AWS comes with something else: new 'stateful'…

Trump bans Anthropic AI from federal…

Trump bans Anthropic AI from federal agencies after firm refuses to unlock…

‘Silent’ Google API key change…

‘Silent’ Google API key change exposed Gemini AI data

AMD and Meta reveal massive GPU…

AMD and Meta reveal massive GPU deployment news — 6GW of Instinct hardware set…

AI Mistakes Are Infuriating Gamers as…

AI Mistakes Are Infuriating Gamers as Developers Seek Savings

Amazon and Nvidia open their wallets to…

Amazon and Nvidia open their wallets to lock in OpenAI's business while SoftBank…

Google and OpenAI employees sign open…

Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter in ‘solidarity’ with Anthropic

Sam Altman Insists He Also Has…

Sam Altman Insists He Also Has Principles as Anthropic’s Pentagon Stand Off…

Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in…

Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due To…

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Plus gets a…

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Plus gets a better interface and a 40 percent discount