Pedro Domingos slams European AI research for treating personalization as a problem to combat
pmddomingos · x · 2026-10-22
Pedro Domingos criticized a Max Planck-led paper analyzing ChatGPT's Memory feature ("The Algorithmic Self-Portrait"), calling it "typical European AI research, painting something essential (personalization) as a problem to combat." The paper analyzed 2,050 real ChatGPT memories, finding 96% created unilaterally by the system, 28% containing GDPR-defined personal data, and 52% containing psychological insights, and proposed an Attribution Shield framework to flag sensitive inferences. Domingos' take highlights the ongoing transatlantic divide over privacy-first AI research.
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