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Beware of AI companies, expert warns: ‘They are preying on our data to feed their systems’

Beware of AI companies, expert warns: ‘They are preying on our data to feed their systems’

Former MEP Marietje Schaake warns of the growing influence and data collection practices of AI companies in her new book, The Power Code. She argues that these corporations aggressively seek user data to train their systems and cautions that their leaders often hold radical views.

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