Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

When asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Cloud, Signal president Meredith Whitaker replied, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Whittaker made these comments An extensive interview with Bloomberg About Policy, Privacy and Signal. She acknowledged that she does use AI tools “to…

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Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors

Former Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha is joining SpaceX’s board of directors, less than a week after going public in the company’s largest-ever IPO. spacex announced The appointment was made in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. It said Botha was appointed “to fill the existing vacancy on the Board”…

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