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Signal’s President on AI, Advertising, and Running a Popular Messaging App — With Meredith Whittaker
Jan 3, 2024
Meredith Whittaker, Signal's President and chief advisor to the AI Now Institute, discusses the state of Google, the ethics of online advertising, and the state of the Signal messaging app. They also touch on the mysterious nature of Telegram and the challenges faced by smaller companies in the AI field.
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- Signal prioritizes privacy and focuses on providing a secure and reliable communication platform.
- There is a concentration of power in the AI industry, with few actors having the infrastructure, data, talent, and market reach to create and deploy AI systems at scale.
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Signal App is the World's Most Widely Used Private Messaging App
The Signal App, with over 100 million downloads on the Play Store, is now the world's most widely used private messaging app. Unlike other messaging apps, Signal prioritizes privacy and is a nonprofit organization funded by donations. With a team of under 50 people, Signal focuses on providing a secure and reliable communication platform rather than bloating the app with unnecessary features. It aims to continually grow its user base to ensure that people can connect with each other securely when privacy is valued. Signal's dedication to privacy sets it apart from other messaging apps.
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