Residents in the South Bay area are growing concerned that a local technology company may be using their past emails to train its artificial intelligence system. GovGPT, based in Mountain View, has requested access to emails sent by residents of San Jose, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Mountain View to city officials over the past few years. The company claims it needs this information to “streamline civic engagement,” according to an interview with San Jose Spotlight. When NBC Bay Area reached out for comment, GovGPT did not respond. Local privacy experts are worried that the data used to train the company’s AI could potentially be sold in the future without residents’ consent. “The concern is that this data could be used in ways that people don’t expect or agree to,” said one privacy expert, highlighting the potential risks. Business and tech reporter Scott Budman provides more details on this developing story in the video above. For now, residents are left wondering how their emails might be used and whether their privacy is at risk.
South Bay Residents Concerned About Local Company Using Email Data to Train AI
By techgeekwire