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0 pointsdangus1mo ago0 comments

I just think the funny thing about it is that it doesn’t even seem to always be in their benefit.

For example, it used to be that tech companies wanted more regulations to keep newcomers out of their space. If you have a lot of regulations it’s hard to disrupt an industry with a startup.

I also think a more regulated AI industry with universal law-enforced privacy controls would lead to more consumer confidence and willingness to adopt the technology. It’s hard to adopt AI when I don’t really know what these companies are going to do with my data and I think they’re just going to lie and weasel word their way into harming me.

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Nevermark1mo ago

I happen to agree that privacy protection, from everyone it’s been a major problem for a couple decades of data hovering, would expand the consumer market for software & services.

But it wouldn’t be the same actors.

Which would be great, but it’s not an initiative in the interests of the current surveillance & “personalized” manipulation for sale giants.

freejazz1mo ago

This is incredibly naive. What upstarts are they worried about? They can just buy them.

Consumer confidence? Who cares. You aren't the customer and that hasn't harmed them.

dangusOP1mo ago

I dunno, there’s a pretty substantial cultural AI backlash that is almost certainly costing sales. Over half of Americans have concerns about the technology [1].

I think that backlash wouldn’t exist if the US had comprehensive privacy protections, strong environmental and consumer utility price regulations around data centers, and other implemented controls that would make use of AI feel much more guilt-free.

[1] https://medium.com/@TheDailyReflection/the-great-ai-backlash...

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