So is this the reason that I see massive full page ads saying that WhatsApp is secure? They are worried that introducing ai will make everyone worried it can read all the messages? Or is it that just that they now have a way to read your messages?
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Most messages are so short I don't see why you'd need a summary. Are people that poor at reading that like 10 sentences is a struggle? If so, education seems like what we should spend millions of dollars on.
Here's a list of reasons why you should consider moving to Signal , if you haven't already:
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From Signal's terms and conditions
Other instances where Signal may need to share your data
To meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request.
If i understand correctly, their servers are in the usa. So the usa government has the same level of access as compared to whatsapp? It's non profit now, but so was openai...
WhatsApp is definitely taking a step in the wrong direction. However, switching to another app is difficult, it's hard to get people ingrained in an ecosystem switch once let alone twice....
Any company operating in any country has to comply with their laws. The difference is that Singal has almost no data to share to comply. Message content and metadata is encrypted so they have no access to it. Your phone number is the only identifier they have and would be obligated by law to share.
This is the correct response to slop like that.
I think there is an entire meme genre about Apple AI notification summaries and the sometimes hilarious results.
This will be about the same.
If the AI could help me decipher what the emoji mean that would be legit helpful
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2 + 4 = a six year old child
Got it, thank you!
Uh hunh. "Friends & family", surrre. 🤣😶