Should U.S. Implement Laws Protecting Private Data from AI Access?
Do you support protecting private data from being accessed by AI without consent?
Artificial intelligence is rapidly integrating into our everyday lives, transforming the way we work, live, and interact with one another. As the technology continues to evolve, its abilities and capacities are exponentially growing. Many wonder when it's time to pump the breaks or, at the very least, to regulate the tech for the public's security.
The focus on data privacy has intensified in recent years, highlighting AI's potential to breach privacy rights and the protection of users' personal data. While regulations have been enacted to safeguard consumers, they were created in a pre-AI era. Some argue that the current legislation failed to foresee the capabilities of modern technology and feel that privacy rights need an extra level of security to keep users safe today and in the future.
How does AI use our data?
- AI models, most prominently large language learning models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, are trained on vast quantities of data to become more sophisticated and helpful. AI models leverage machine learning algorithms to process incoming data, enhance autonomous decision-making, and adapt to changes without human direction. Most of the information used to do this comes from publicly available data online.
- Publicly available data usually contains personal information, such as names, email addresses, birthdates, and more, taken from social media, articles, blogs, forums, and other databases.
- AI developers haven't provided any straightforward answers about what kinds of personal data have been collected, but more often than not, those whose data is being used in training systems are unaware of it.
- As the technology expands, serious concerns are being raised about data storage, use, and access, highlighting a privacy dilemma that today's regulations are not equipped to respond to.
Current protections
- The legal landscape for AI and data protection is primarily shaped by laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the U.S.
- The GDPR has implemented global data protection standards, giving the public greater control over their personal data. It requires explicit consent for data collection, offers data erasure rights, and sets strict guidelines for handling sensitive information.
- Similarly, the CCPA gives California residents the right to know what personal information is collected and the option to refuse the sale of their data.
- Despite the benefits of these regulations, the overall legal framework targeting data privacy has gaps, especially considering AI's rapid development.
How does the public feel about online privacy?
- Pew Research conducted a survey to see how Americans view data privacy online and measure concern about privacy breaches in the future. The research found that around 40% of Americans are very worried about their information being sold or stolen, and around 15% are apprehensive about law enforcement monitoring their online activity.
- The majority of Americans said they are largely concerned about how companies and the government use their data, and feel little control or understanding about how it's collected and utilized.
- Over 70% said they have little to no understanding of the laws and regulations currently in place to protect their data privacy – which has grown nearly 10 percentage points since 2019.
- Overall, 72% of respondents said there should be more government regulation of what companies can do with consumer data.
What do you think? Should we regulate AI access to our private data?
-Jamie Epstein
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The EU has limited access to personal data that US surveillance agencies can transfer cross border that also applies to private businesses like tech companies and which also means the U.S. has not done this. Private companies like OneTrust are selling tools & seminars to companies to help them navigate this for their international business and products.
The US government needs to protect personal data like the EU which also simplifies businesses that operate in the U.S. and globally to comply with out developing many country compliant products.
Not unlike what is happening with AI risk management where the EU has centralized regulatory approach with more transparency in order to focus on high risk uses while the U.S. has distributed it across several federal agencies and has limited national legislation to current business practices due to the influence of big tech money on legislation in Congress per an exit interview by Rep Buck.
But then MTG is using up Congressional time trying to oust her party's speaker and Dems are trying to figure out how to keep the House functioning as they need to renew the FAA by May 10th to keep planes in the sky safely.
Shouldn't the top priority be our safety- our privacy and data - and safety flying in the skies? But then we have states taking away healthcare safety and privacy with abortion bans and access to private reproductive health data.
" The EU-US DPF restores an important mechanism for the cross-border transfer of personal data and introduces limitations on US surveillance agencies' access to EU data beyond what is “necessary and proportionate” as well as an independent dispute resolution mechanism. "
"The U.S. approach to AI risk management is highly distributed across federal agencies, many adapting to AI without new legal authorities. Meanwhile, the U.S. has invested in non-regulatory infrastructure, such as a new AI risk management framework, evaluations of facial recognition software, and extensive funding of AI research. The EU approach to AI risk management is characterized by a more comprehensive range of legislation tailored to specific digital environments. The EU plans to place new requirements on high-risk AI in socioeconomic processes, the government use of AI, and regulated consumer products with AI systems. Other EU legislation enables more public transparency and influence over the design of AI systems in social media and e-commerce."
"The EU and U.S. strategies share a conceptual alignment on a risk-based approach, agree on key principles of trustworthy AI, and endorse an important role for international standards. However, the specifics of these AI risk management regimes have more differences than similarities. Regarding many specific AI applications, especially those related to socioeconomic processes and online platforms, the EU and U.S. are on a path to significant misalignment."
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Artificial Intelligence needs to be regulated.
We must be care not to waste to opertunity for AI to solve medical challenges! We just need to remove the personal contact information from the medical records!
PBS "Nova" just did a program on this and really explained how this is possible!
Privacy is the Right to be Secure in one's possesions and one's person and one's confidences. We'll see what the Supremely Corrupt Catholic Court does. They've already taken American women's Right to Privacy away by empowering extremist republicans to monitor and control their wombs...
Be very careful on what laws you pass on restrictions on data! PBS has an excellent program on date and it's uses! Nova is the series!
The show is the best hour on this issue yet that I have seen!
I plan on watching it again!
one point that was brought out was how to use AI and medical records to find cures for a lot of our current issues! That would save lives and millions of dollars!
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It matters because innocent people are being targeted and harmed by dangerous people who would risk the lives of many for their ill agenda.
Right now AI is really BG (Bullsh!t generator), but it is fed with the IP data of every citizen online without their permission! AI is stealing from the country and the world, and we need it to be controlled.
The so called big data revolutionizing farming has rendered farmers totally exposed to big corps who can now negotiate prices down to bare cost or below and thus push them into bankruptcy
corps buy the land for nothing now farmers become slaves
add automation and AI and you have decimated family farms
we have seen this unfold and now will accelerate
ditto manufacturing
when 80% of population are unemployed or under employed WHO is going to buy all the goods & services from these rich few?
Invest in human capital NOT in automatons / AI / big data / big corps
Please make every effort to protect private data from AI access. It's fundamental to your job to protect citizens from intrusion from outside sources, thank you
Speaking of AI and Privacy
Lindsey Graham's phone was hacked while he was attending a panel discussion about artificial intelligence regulations.
Sen. Lindsey Graham's phone being investigated for potential hack
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-lindsey-grahams-phone-investigated-potential-hack-rcna150507
May 2, 2024, 8:30 PM EDT
By Frank Thorp V and Megan Lebowitz
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that the FBI was in possession of his phone after he received a message from someone impersonating Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
"I get a message, I think, from Schumer," Graham, R-S.C., said during a "It ain't from Schumer."
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"And the next thing you know, my phone is — " he trailed off. "I don't know. Anything you can create apparently can be hacked."
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"'The Sergeant at Arms is investigating a possible hack of Senator Graham’s phone,' Graham's spokesperson, Taylor Reidy, told NBC News in a statement."
Yes, secure our privacy from AIs instructed to mine privacy data; HOWEVER, we need our privacy secured PERIOD.
We need our privacy to be secure on All Websites, Blogs, Vlogs, Shopping Sites, and all forms of Social Media, as well as Apps.
I think we, citizens, should own our data. any company who wishes to make use of it, for marketing ect. would have to pay for its use.
Let me be clear. AI should not have access to private data unless the person explicitly consents to the specific data and what it will be used for.
The reason I am opposed to this law in particular is because we should not overcomplicate our legislation by passing piecemeal laws one on top of the other. Rather, we need a single, broadly applied law that basically says that no entity may use the private data of another without explicit approval.
AI is a horror.
This is a matter of consent, and consent is needed in EVERY personal matter that I can think of at the moment.
Yes!!!! Private data/personal data should be protected. All individuals should have the right to be advised if that data is being proposed to be used, how it is to be used, who is going to use it and why, and ultimately the right to provide consent or deny use of that data.
AI should be regulated in every possible way before it gets out of hand, or in the wrong hands does a great amount of damage that no one will recover from
Non-AI businesses and data mining already go too far, AI will only make it worse.
This is an important issue. It has been revealed that many of the AI companies have been ignoring copytights in using material for AI learning - this is wrong and for companies to exploit personal data this is also wrong. Legislation should be enacted to curtail this wild west atmosphere around AI.