Not so private room: Zoom's AI privacy fiasco exposes how vulnerable we are to Big Tech's whims
The video conference company's latest affront to data protections epitomizes why few trust Zoom in the first place
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The video conference company's latest affront to data protections epitomizes why few trust Zoom in the first place
The popular video-calling app has stated that the company does not use audio, video, or text discussions from the app to train its artificial intelligence models.
Zoom has backtracked on its policy of using user calls to train its AI models, after facing backlash from users who were concerned about their privacy.
The outcry over Zoom's tweak to its data policy shows how the race to build more powerful AI models creates new pressure to source training data—including by juicing it from users.
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