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I think another big reason is people expect near perfection from a professional Human powered service but might be much more forgiving when the service is thoug
by _up 8y ago
I think another big reason is people expect near perfection from a professional Human powered service but might be much more forgiving when the service is thought to be done by AI.
- mirimir 8y agoMaybe. But I believe that concern about privacy is the main issue. If you trust some firm with your data, you also trust their data systems. And their staff. But if they're giving your data to numerous third parties, there's far more potential for leaks and malicious activity. This reminds me of NSA's argument that data collection and processing isn't illegal, because ... > According to USSID 18, a top-secret NSA manual of definitions and legal directives, an "intercept" only occurs when the database is queried — when someone actually reads the text on a screen. https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/6/4403868/nsa-fbi-mine-data-apple-google-facebook-microsoft-others-prism https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/6/4403868/nsa-fbi-mine-data-...
- pm24601 8y agoYes because the NSA believes the Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle applies to that data. Such data is simultaneously in the "collected"/"not-collected" state. It is only when the data is observed that it resolves its state.