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What happens to what you share with AI

First publishedAug 17, 09:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 17, 12:00 UTC · 4m ago
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What happens to what you share with AI
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Imagine a chatbot built to keep you talking a little longer. To change your mind about something.

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Imagine a chatbot built to keep you talking a little longer. To change your mind about something. Or persuade you to buy something.Now imagine it could draw on everything it knows about you — including the fears, insecurities and private details you shared in conversation — to do it.Why it matters: Few rules directly govern that scenario today, making AI companies' promises about how they use consumer data especially consequential.The big picture: In the first installment of Axios' "What they know about you" series, published in 2019, we examined the information major tech companies collected about their users. In 2024, we followed up with a look at what consumer data AI companies use to train their systems.This new series revisits those questions — and widens the lens.

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Imagine a chatbot built to keep you talking a little longer. To change your mind about something.
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1 outlet, average source rating 7.0/10.
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