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- One of Google's Biggest AI Advantages Is What It Already Knows About You [techcrunch.com]
Sarah Perez warns that "as Google integrates more personal data into its AI — spanning your emails, documents, photos, location history, and browsing behavior — the line between a helpful assistant and an intrusive one becomes increasingly blurred. And unlike opt-in services, avoiding Google’s data collection may become harder as AI becomes central to its products."
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- Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs [wired.com]
A recently enacted New York State law requires businesses do disclose if and when they algorithmically set prices using customers' personal data. "According to the law, personal data includes any data that can be 'linked or reasonably linked, directly or indirectly, with a specific consumer or device.' The law doesn’t require businesses to explicitly state what information about a person or device is being used or how each piece of information affects the final price a customer sees."
- People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots [nytimes.com]
"Around the world, millions of people are using chatbots to try to better understand their health,” asking medical questions and uploading records like lab results and medical images for the chatbots to analyze. But there are some serious risks.
Some factors to keep in mind: "Inaccurate information is a major concern; some studies have found that people without medical training obtain correct diagnoses from chatbots less than half the time. And uploading sensitive data adds privacy risks in exchange for responses that can feel more personalized. Once people upload this kind of data, they have limited control over how it is used. HIPAA, the federal health privacy law, doesn’t apply to the companies behind popular chatbots.”
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