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1. drywater2 · 1790680461 · focus · HN ↗

   No, they don't "leak data", data is sold. Leaking data requires a mistake. This is intentional.

   1. dgellow · 1790690586 · focus · HN ↗

      I’m not sure. It could definitely be incompetence. We are talking about an industry rushing as fast as possible in every directions, their systems are very likely a complete mess. I really wouldn’t be surprised if advertisers are getting that data for free just because the AI labs didn’t bother

      1. coliveira · 1790691708 · focus · HN ↗

         It's because of people like you that these companies have a free ride. When we're talking about billion dollar companies there's no such thing as a "mistake", because they need to be held accountable for everything that they do. Thinking otherwise let them keep the rewards while getting away with anything wrong they cause to society.

         1. wtetzner · 1790692276 · focus · HN ↗

            Just because something is due to incompetence instead of malice doesn't mean they shouldn't be held accountable.

            1. yoyohello13 · 1790696309 · focus · HN ↗

               Blaming incompetence instead of malice is always used as a backlash diffusion mechanism. We should stop attributing incompetence to obvious malice.

               1. dgellow · 1790701684 · focus · HN ↗

                  Those companies are grossly incompetent to the point of committing what is likely to be felonies. If you think I’m deflecting you’re misguided, I’ve been advocating for months for the AI labs to be shutdown and their leadership investigated for gross negligence and potential crimes.

                  I would still bet they aren’t making any money from data leaking to advertisers

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