“The artificial intelligence of the ChatGPT era was created by tech giants that have been collecting users’ personal data for the past decade.”said the head of instant messaging service Signal at the Axios AI+ Summit.

This isn’t the first time we’ve used this headline, and unfortunately it won’t be the last.. We recently used it when we talked about Microsoft Recall, which was criticized from all sides because it really contradicts the privacy of users. The Redmond firm has promised to “soften” it, but we’ll see.

Meredith Whittaker, president of encrypted messaging app Signal and co-founder of the AI ​​Now Institutehuh openly criticized he “tracking business model” they favor large technology platforms. “If you close your eyes and imagine every email you’ve ever sent in a database that anyone can search, you’ll know why you should care about protecting your data.”suggests.

AI, keep the debate going

Because it costs so much money to build and run AI models, tech companies will inevitably try to monetize them. And this will happen by selling our personal datasays the executive. “It costs hundreds of millions of dollars to train these models,” so there’s a lot of pressure from companies who basically promise God and email that they’ll get a return on their investment in the technology.. As an example and when we talk about Microsoft Recall, it assures that it does “serious breach of trust” and “dangerous honeypot for hackers”.

Whittaker ends up promoting his own Signal service to users who expect privacy and encryption, even if it’s not particularly promising. “I think we should be humbled.Whittaker says “especially those of us who have some understanding of what this technology actually does and the history of these companies and the political environment in which they operate”. And she knows what she’s talking about after holding relevant positions at Google for over 13 years.

Note that Signal is a development Open Source and non-profit. completely free, this messaging service offers video, voice and text chat, voice and video calls with end-to-end encryption, as well as secure file and photo transfers. With features similar to Telegram and WhatsApp and a very easy to use interface.

Promoted by Edward Snowden, Jack Dorsey or technologist Bruce Schneier, it is one of the best alternatives you can use in instant messaging. The project is not dependent on any major technology company and is sustained by voluntary donations. It works under the protocol Signal Messaging Protocolwidely recognized as the most secure messaging protocol available, and its internal encryption system is used by others such as WhatsApp.

And what can I tell you about artificial intelligence that you don’t know. The global industry has gone into a real frenzy where if you don’t have AI, you’re out. Everything is here like in a pharmacy. Among others, there are useful and interesting functions that are absolutely worthless. And that’s not the worst part. There are promising AI projects (such as those in medicine to find cures for diseases), but the harmful possibilities of AI are still very scary. Rather than stop and think, as experts have asked, The run is forward and we’ll see where it takes us.