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Tag: AI privacy

  • The Illusion of Control: Why Siri Still Uses Cellular Data After You Turn It Off

    The short answer is that turning off Siri in Settings only disables how you interact with Siri, not the underlying intelligence services that support search, suggestions, and other “smart” features across iOS. Those services continue to run as part of the operating system, and because they are treated as system services, they can still use…

  • The Privacy Paradox: How OpenAI’s Court Order Is Changing the Rules for AI and Business

    The Privacy Paradox: How OpenAI’s Court Order Is Changing the Rules for AI and Business

    The recent court order mandating OpenAI to retain all ChatGPT conversations—even those users believed were deleted—marks a watershed moment for businesses, privacy advocates, and anyone using generative AI[2][3][5]. This directive, part of a high-profile lawsuit involving The New York Times and other publishers, is intended to preserve evidence that ChatGPT may be reproducing copyrighted material…

  • The Next Computing Revolution: OpenAI’s Gamble on Ambient AI

    The tech world is buzzing after OpenAI’s recent video announcement, a nine-minute odyssey that’s less about specs, demos, or products, and more about the philosophical underpinnings of the next computing era. The video features OpenAI’s Sam Altman and legendary designer Johnny IV (a clear stand-in for Jony Ive, the creative force behind the iPhone’s iconic…

  • ‘It’s terrifying’: WhatsApp AI helper mistakenly shares user’s number

    A recent incident involving Meta’s AI assistant on WhatsApp has raised significant concerns about the reliability and ethics of AI systems. Barry Smethurst, a record shop worker, encountered a disturbing experience when he asked the AI for the contact number of TransPennine Express. Instead of providing the correct information, the chatbot gave him a private…