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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/75822925
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection. Use of personal data “in the context of AI” should automatically be lawful. There seems to be wide informal agreement by many Member States. In particular, Big Tech would be able to use all personal data collected over the past decades with virtually no restrictions, as long as this happens “in the context” of AI. Schrems: “Under these proposals, the profits of AI companies would trump European’s fundamental right to privacy. This is nothing but a digital expropriation of Europeans.” All this is happening despite the key figures of AI corporations actively warn about the enormous risks associated with their own products.
#EuropeanUnion #AI #BigTech #privacy #digitalRights
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They have been trying for years, and the last EU elections really shifted the whole congress towards the right. With EPP having so much power, it will really be difficult to defend any kind of rights against Big Tech or any corporation rich enough to shower them in lobby money.