November 02, 2024 Meredith Whittaker: Signal’s job is ‘to preserve private communications’ The Signal president tackles digital surveillance and privacy on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. BY Robert Safian Our digital activity, including our most private interactions and conversation, is constantly monitored and tracked. For Meredith Whittaker, president of Signal, this is a … Continue reading Meredith Whittaker: Signal’s job is ‘to preserve private communications’
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Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them
By Wilfred Chan May 05, 2023 AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, a 75-year-old computer scientist known as “the Godfather of AI,” has made waves this week after resigning from Google to warn that AI could soon surpass humans in intelligence and learn how to destroy humanity on its own. But Hinton’s warnings, while dire, … Continue reading Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them