“She ( # LieslYearsley ) recalls an incident “many years ago” when she and her # Cognea co-founder # JohnZakos were in the office of a # SocialMedia giant, havi
Liesl Yearsley, co-founder of Cognea, recounted an early encounter where she and her co-founder declined a lucrative offer from a major social media company to deploy their ambient AI technology. This AI could analyze user personalities and predict news sharing habits, but Yearsley feared its potential for mass disinformation and manipulation. She expressed cynicism about the motivations of large AI companies, believing their primary goal is profit rather than beneficial applications. AI
IMPACT Highlights ethical concerns around AI's potential for manipulation and disinformation, urging caution in its deployment by large tech firms.