While there are concerns about plagiarism, copyright infringement, and power consumption AI isn't inherently evil, it is the people who create and use it for malicious intent that make AI truly evil.
Source: @TheConversationUS
From the article: "The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. This access has sparked fears about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and privacy violations. Another concern has received far less attention: the potential use of the data to train a private company’s artificial intelligence systems.
"The White House press secretary said government data that DOGE has collected isn’t being used to train Musk’s AI models, despite Elon Musk’s control over DOGE. However, evidence has emerged that DOGE personnel simultaneously hold positions with at least one of Musk’s companies.
"At the Federal Aviation Administration, SpaceX employees have government email addresses. This dual employment creates a conduit for federal data to potentially be siphoned to Musk-owned enterprises, including xAI. The company’s latest Grok AI chatbot model conspicuously refuses to give a clear denial about using such data.
"As a political scientist and technologist who is intimately acquainted with public sources of government data, I believe this potential transmission of government data to private companies presents far greater privacy and power implications than most reporting identifies. A private entity with the capacity to develop artificial intelligence technologies could use government data to leapfrog its competitors and wield massive influence over society."
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#USPolitics #ThePoliticsOfHate #ThePoliticsOfGreed #Oligarchy #Corruption #AbuseOfPower
#Discrimination #Racism
https://theconversation.com/doge-threat-how-government-data-would-give-an-ai-company-extraordinary-power-250907
