About this episode
In this episode, Yvette Schmitter unpacks the uncomfortable truth about modern AI: how convenience turns citizens into data points. We go deep on AI privacy, data ethics, and the industry incentives that drive data brokers, invasive biometrics, and “consent theater” in Terms of Service. Yvette blends engineering chops with no-nonsense clarity to show what needs to change—and what you can do today.???Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes, don't forget to ???????????????????????????????????????????????subscribe to our Newsletter???????????????????????????????????????????????!???Key highlights:AI privacy explained in real-world terms—what you trade away when you click AcceptData brokers 101: how your info is collected, bundled, and resoldThe “action figure” experiment: a vivid story about bias and representation in AI imageryBiometrics and identity: faces, voice prints, and why “frictionless” can be riskyRegulatory theater vs. meaningful guardrails—and where pro-innovation actually fitsBanks, voice recognition, and moving money: the security-privacy tradeoffQuotes from the Episode“Pro-innovation. I love innovation. I’m anti-bullshit.”“Since we don’t buy votes, why would we buy people’s data?”Chapters00:00 Introductions and Setup03:27 The Consent Illusion & Data Brokers: Turning People into Data Points04:40 The “Action Figure” AI Fail & Biometrics and Identity12:59 Terms of Service – Read Before You Play19:59 Regulatory Theater and Real-World Harms24:03 Pro-Innovation vs Guardrails – Finding the Line45:59 Banks, Voice Recognition, and Moving Money56:49 Final Thoughts – Sensible Guardrails for AI StartupsWhere to find Yvette SchmitterYou can contact her via LinkedIn, or the Fusion Collective website ?post? on being “Huang’d” by ChatGPT when she aske
