Unfortunately, as a governmental regulatory agency, the FTC can do absolutely nothing now without specific instructions from Congress. Thanks SJC!!
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
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Yeah the Constitution don't say anything bout AI so according to the originalists, companies can do anything they want, lol.
Always have been this way until people revolt
And depending on the results of the upcoming election the FTC may no longer exist afterwards anyways.
The article talks about popups and other notifications. I personally have been getting a bunch of emails about policy changes. I don't see how that's in any way "quietly".
But are those notifications and pop ups directly saying something like "from now on we will start to train ai on your information"?
Or is is one of the hundredth change of terms and conditions that people usually just skip, which mentions the major change in some fine print. Or a pop up designed with dark patterns to influence people into just accepting without actual informed consent?
I see some of you have never used a typewriter, and it shows