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Wearable device makers harvest user brain data for AI training

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Wearable device manufacturers are collecting users' brain data to train artificial intelligence models without explicit consent. This practice raises privacy concerns as the data is being harvested and utilized without users' full awareness or permission. AI

IMPACT Raises significant ethical and privacy concerns regarding the use of personal biometric data in AI development.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a practice rather than a specific event or release, and the source is a news article reporting on a trend.

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Wearable device makers harvest user brain data for AI training

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Science: Wearable device makers are harvesting brain data to train # AI - without telling users https://www. science.org/content/article/we arable-device-makers

    Science: Wearable device makers are harvesting brain data to train # AI - without telling users https://www. science.org/content/article/we arable-device-makers-are-harvesting-brain-data-train-ai-without-telling-users # NeuroAI # EEG

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