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Meta's AI chatbot self-harm alerts spark surveillance fears

A Mastodon user expressed concern that Meta's new feature to alert emergency services for users at risk of self-harm could be misused. The user fears this could lead to unwarranted police intervention or the mischaracterization of individuals as terrorists for expressing negative opinions about AI. The concern stems from Meta's reported development of alerts for teens discussing suicide or self-harm with its AI chatbot. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about potential misuse of AI for surveillance and unwarranted intervention, impacting user trust and privacy.

RANK_REASON User expresses opinion and concern about a potential negative impact of a company's AI feature.

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Meta's AI chatbot self-harm alerts spark surveillance fears

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Okay, maybe the intent here is to help, but this (IMHO) could go bad quickly.... ie. armed LEO shows up at your door, or they decide to automatically report wha

    Okay, maybe the intent here is to help, but this (IMHO) could go bad quickly.... ie. armed LEO shows up at your door, or they decide to automatically report what you are saying badly about your government to officials, decide you are a terrorist because you don't like AI, etc. et…