AI giants promise to play nice with personal data after UK watchdog scrutiny
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and six other AI firms have agreed to change how they handle personal data after scrutiny by the UK information regulator (ICO). The companies made commitments to alter practices related to personal data, but the ICO says it still has outstanding questions. Separately, Amazon and Microsoft have moved to drop NDAs in data center deals with local governments, a response to community backlash and proposed moratoriums in places from New York to San Francisco. At the same time, AI whistleblowers testified alongside Google, Meta and OpenAI at a New York City hearing, and industry reports note AI data centers are seeking tax breaks while maintaining NDAs in some negotiations.
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Regulators and public hearings have put pressure on big AI firms, forcing public commitments on personal data and more transparent infrastructure deals right now.
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Big AI just promised the UK regulator they'll change how they use our personal data, here are the concrete moves and what to watch next.
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- Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco. Meanwhile, a wave of startups is betting t
TechCrunch AIOct 9 - Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card
Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco. Meanwhile, a wave of startups is betting t
TechCrunch AIOct 9 - AI Data Centers Not Paying Their Costs, Will Keep Using NDAs and Seek Tax BreaksHackerNewsOct 10
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