Extract from Brandi Pack’s article, “Are We Losing Sight Of What We’re Trying To Protect?”
Privacy, personal AI agents, and the future of human agency.
I recently blocked a week off on my calendar with a rather unusual description: “OOO to figure out WTF is going on.”
My team was understandably taken aback. They all expressed their concerns in our internal company Slack channel, and while I laughed it off, I was only half joking.
I scheduled the time after reports of an OpenAI security incident and unsettling warnings from leading AI companies about potentially losing control of the systems they’re developing. I’ve spent years immersed in AI, following its evolution and encouraging responsible adoption. But lately, even I feel the need to step away and make sense of where all of this is headed.
