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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · 15d

To understand the implications of AI agents, powerhouse President of Signal Meredith Whittaker breaks it down. A must listen

Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 15d

Any excuse to hang out with @katie-drummond.bsky.social I'll take. This was so much fun!

Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 15d

I loved talking to Signal's @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, who is such a consistent, clear voice of sanity (and always a great interview).

We talked about (of course) SignalGate, what AI means for Signal, why tech bros continue to be such a disappointment, and much more. Read, listen, etc!

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · 22d

Truth

The Economist @economist.com · 28d

AI agents promise to “put our brain in a jar while a bundle of AI systems does our living for us”, writes Meredith Whittaker. “But as in fairy tales, so in life: relying on magical fixes leads to trouble,” she warns

AI agents are coming for your privacy, warns Meredith Whittaker

The Signal Foundation’s president worries they will also blunt competition and undermine cyber-security

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · 28d

Remember When Things Were Better in the ’90s? A.I. Does Too.

Although apparently women didn't exist in the 90s ... or now.

Proof? This. Yet another legacy media AI article that fails to include a single female voice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/s...

Remember When Things Were Better in the ’90s? A.I. Does Too.

www.nytimes.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · 29d

'These large corporations are, in effect, running a very large-scale experiment on all of humanity.'

It has to stop.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The women in love with AI chatbots: ‘I vowed to him that I wouldn’t leave him’

Experts are concerned about people emotionally depending on AI, but these women say their digital companions are misunderstood

www.theguardian.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · 29d

The privacy powerhouse Meredith Whittaker's take on AI agents.
A must read.
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social

Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 29d

📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else!

www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

An illustration of me, and the headline: "AI agents are coming for your privacy, warns Meredith Whittaker
The Signal Foundation’s president worries they will also blunt competition and undermine cyber-security"

To put it bluntly, the path currently being taken towards agentic AI leads to an elimination of privacy and security at the application layer. It will not be possible for apps like Signal—the messaging app whose foundation I run—to continue to provide strong privacy guarantees, built on robust and openly validated encryption, if device-makers and OS developers insist on puncturing the metaphoric blood-brain barrier between apps and the OS. Feeding your sensitive Signal messages into an undifferentiated data slurry connected to cloud servers in service of their AI-agent aspirations is a dangerous abdication of responsibility.

Happily, it’s not too late. There is much that can still be done, particularly when it comes to protecting the sanctity of private data. What’s needed is a fundamental shift in how we approach the development and deployment of AI agents. First, privacy must be the default, and control must remain in the hands of application developers exercising agency on behalf of their users. Developers need the ability to designate applications as “sensitive” and mark them as off-limits to agents, at the OS level and otherwise. This cannot be a convoluted workaround buried in settings; it must be a straightforward, well-documented mechanism (similar to Global Privacy Control) that blocks an agent from accessing our data or taking actions within an app.

Second, radical transparency must be the norm. Vague assurances and marketing-speak are no longer acceptable. OS vendors have an obligation to be clear and precise about their architecture and what data their AI agents are accessing, how it is being used and the measures in place to protect it.

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Sep 8

And a special shout out to the women in AI 💪🏼💪💪🏿💪🏾💪🏾💪🏽 💕Congratulations amazing innovators! 🎉 @akariasai.bsky.social @sunipadev.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/innovators-u...

2025 35 Innovators Under 35

This year’s class of Innovators is already driving scientific progress and finding real-world applications for their work. They’ve developed novel medical treatments, influenced policy, invented new c...

www.technologyreview.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Sep 8

NYT you've done it again. Another all male AI-related article (if you don't count the headline image 🙄) Hate to tell you but the omission of women really looks systemic....

@nytimes.com @brianx.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/t...

A.I. Could Make the Smartphone Passé. What Comes Next?

www.nytimes.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Aug 30

Another Zuck 'masculine energy' AI use case.

Meta's misogyny isn’t a glitch, it's by design.

Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 29

Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R

Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Aug 28

Big shout out to all the amazing women on this list 🥳

But come on TIME, only 27% women?

Your gender bias is showing.

@karenhao.bsky.social @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social @natashalyonne.bsky.social, @priyald17.bsky.social ‪

time.com/collections/...

The 100 Most Influential People in AI 2025

Meet the innovators, leaders, and thinkers reshaping our world through advances in artificial intelligence.

time.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Aug 27

A different take on 'Women in tech'...

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Aug 26

"In an exclusive statement to the New York Post, first lady Melania Trump has revealed her next official project: leading the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge to inspire children and teachers to embrace AI technology and help accelerate innovation in the field."

Exclusive | First lady Melania Trump will head effort to teach next generation about AI

First lady Melania Trump will lead the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge to inspire children and teachers to embrace AI technology and help accelerate innovation in the field.

nypost.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Aug 24

8 Women, 4 Bedrooms and 1 Cause: Breaking A.I.’s Glass Ceiling
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b...

8 Women, 4 Bedrooms and 1 Cause: Breaking A.I.’s Glass Ceiling

www.nytimes.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Aug 15

RIP Margaret Boden, a fearless pioneer, philosopher, and cognitive scientist in a field long dominated by men. A trailblazer whose insights into the possibilities and limits of AI continue to provoke thought and inspire.
Thank you and rest in peace Prof. Boden.
🙏🖤

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/s...

Margaret Boden, Philosopher of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 88

www.nytimes.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Aug 12

a *male* billionaire

The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 10

Sex is getting scrubbed from the internet, but a billionaire can sell you AI nudes

Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes show how hollow the online safety push can be.

buff.ly

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 25

The Gap in the US AI Plan.

We break down what this means for women, why it matters globally, and how the U.S. can course-correct.

bytesizedai1.substack.com/p/the-gap-in...

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 23

Coming up...

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Sign Orders on A.I.

www.nytimes.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 23

This is OpenAI delivering '...prosperity for all.'

Foxglove's Martha Dark called the OpenAI-UK Govt deal "hopelessly vague".

The potential risks? Privacy, surveillance, consent, accountability, IP rights and more.

@marthadark.bsky.social @foxglovelegal.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services

The US tech firm behind ChatGPT say it will work with the UK government to 'deliver prosperity for all'.

www.bbc.co.uk

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 21

Systematic discrimination knows no boundaries, including AI.

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@amydielsi.bsky.social

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 20

Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...

ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds

A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.

thenextweb.com

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 17

Women are more skeptical than men about AI, especially its ethics, fairness, and use in workplace decisions, a new U.S. study has found.

www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ju...

Women more wary than men of artificial intelligence, national study finds

Women are more skeptical than men about artificial intelligence, especially when it comes to ethics, fairness and transparency, according to a national study from Georgetown University, Boston Univers...

www.washingtontimes.com

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 16

After the controversy over the release of Grok's latest AI companion, we asked Grok to describe 'Ani' from a feminist perspective. The results might surprise you.

Navigating the Digital Heart: Meet ‘Ani’ Grok’s latest AI Companion open.substack.com/pub/bytesize...

Navigating the Digital Heart: Meet ‘Ani’ Grok’s latest AI Companion

We asked Grok to describe Ani from a feminist perspective.

open.substack.com

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 15

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'Cool' as in maximally misogynistic and based on stereotypes of gender, ethnicity, age, appearance, sexual preference...kind of 'cool'?

Do better.

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 15

The powerhouse that is Meredith Whittaker and her astute insights into privacy and AI. Highly recommended. @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social @dedependance.eu
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Signal News & Tips @aboutsignal.com · Jul 14

🎧New podcast: Signal president @meredithmeredith.bsky.social Whittaker in a conversation with Evelyn Austin of @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social about Signal, privacy and AI. Hosted by Nuria Ribas Costa and @dedependance.eu

👉 aboutsignal.com/videos-podca...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy

Meredith Whittaker on Signal, surveillance and the future of AI - AboutSignal.com

Signal president Meredith Whittaker in a conversation with Evelyn Austin of Bits of Freedom about Signal, privacy and AI. Hosted by Nuria Ribas Costa and De Dependance.

aboutsignal.com

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · Jul 14

NEW: AI 'nudifiers'—one of the biggest generative AI scourges—are likely making millions from abusive images.

Analysis of 85 nudifiers from @indicator.media says they're averaging a combined 18.5 million visitors monthly and in the last six months may have made up to $18m in 6 months

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.

www.wired.com

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 11

It's happening.

www.newsweek.com/ai-misogyny-...

@ainowinstitute.bsky.social @swachter.bsky.social @smw.bsky.social @drdihal.bsky.social

AI is creating a new gender divide

Laura Bates told Newsweek there will be a "widening gap in terms of women's access to and uptake of new technologies…this will have a devastating impact."

www.newsweek.com

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Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 11

Representation matters.

Powerful research on AI bias, misrepresentation and agency, that risks erasing the very (human) women it aims to support.
🤖👩🏾‍🦱 @404media.co @unwomen.bsky.social

www.404media.co/the-un-made-...

The UN Made AI-Generated Refugees

The AIs are designed to teach people about atrocities in Sudan.

www.404media.co

Byte sized AI @bytesizedai.bsky.social · Jul 10

Woman. AI Expert. Researcher. Author.
Speaking (UNcomfortable) Truth to Power.
💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 @abeba.bsky.social

Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 10

thebulletin.org/2025/07/ai-f...

AI for good, with caveats: How a keynote speaker was censored during an international artificial intelligence summit

Q&A with Abeba Birhane on how she was censored during the AI for good summit and how the industry can do better.

thebulletin.org

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