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Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered
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Key facts
- Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends
- She acknowledged that she uses AI tools “to format a document here and there,” but insisted, “The reporter doesn't ask them questions
- Whittaker made those comments in a broader interview with Bloomberg about policy, privacy, and Signal
- What you’ve described is a system with pervasive access across multiple applications and services,” Whittaker said
Summary
Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends. Whittaker made those comments in a broader interview with Bloomberg about policy, privacy, and Signal. As for Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman’s prediction that users could let Microsoft Copilot handle all their Christmas shopping this year, Whittaker argued this scenario, where Copilot is eavesdropping on the family group chat to determine who wants want, means giving it “access to my credit card, my browser, my Signal, the ability to message my siblings on my behalf, my home address my calendar.” “What you’ve described is a system with pervasive access across multiple applications and services,” Whittaker said.