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Does Meta Care About User Safety? Its Turn Away From Humans to AI for Risk Assessments Says No
Despite increasing skepticism by the public and ongoing criticisms of unsafe, privacy-violating products, Meta recently announced that it is turning to AI to conduct risk assessments of new features and products. This move is the latest example of a Big Tech company avoiding responsible AI development and prioritizing profit, putting individuals at risk of harm. Below, we discuss why AI is not suited for the task and how regulators and legislators should hold Big Tech companies accountable.
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Assessing the Assessments lays out the ideal elements of a risk assessment framework and engages with the CA Privacy Protection Agency’s development of risk assessment rules under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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