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The woman who spoke out against Google on AI
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Meredith Whittaker turned her back on Google after raising concerns about the mass surveillance fueling AI, but she didn’t leave tech entirely. The former AI whistleblower is now the President of Signal, a messaging app that keeps conversations encrypted – used by journalists, whistleblowers, drug dealers, militants and others who want to keep communications secure. So why did she blow the whistle on Google? Is privacy the answer to AI? Or does privacy cause just as much harm as surveillance? Today, President of the Signal Foundation Meredith Whittaker, ahead of her public appearance at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne, on the tech giants who hold our future in their hands. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: President of the Signal Foundation, Meredith Whittaker
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