Signal president Meredith Whittaker: the AI boom is built on mass data collection
Olivier__OG · x · 2026-10-01
In an ABC News interview, Signal president Meredith Whittaker argued that today's AI boom is deeply tied to mass data collection — training and operating these systems depend on vast amounts of user data. The commentary adds that as AI embeds into work, devices, and daily life, privacy cannot become an afterthought: the AI race is not only about what systems can learn, but what we are willing to let them know about us.
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