In Brief: Chegg gets wrist slap from FTC
The ed tech company, which had repeated security breaches since 2017 that allowed sensitive data of millions of student users vulnerable to exposure, has been ordered to tighten security.
The ed tech company, which had repeated security breaches since 2017 that allowed sensitive data of millions of student users vulnerable to exposure, has been ordered to tighten security.
Italy’s regulator, the Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data (GPDP), has ordered US-based AI chatbot maker, Replika to stop processing Italian user data because of risks the technology can pose to minors and to some adults. The freemium app offers ‘virtual friendship’ via AI avatars trained to foster human engagement. Concerns include that some content is not age-appropriate for children, that children and emotionally vulnerable adults could develop addiction to the app, and that users will be encouraged to spend lots of money on avatar development.
DSPM systems, according to Gartner, are systems that “provide visibility on where sensitive data is located, who has access to it and what the security posture of the data store or application is.”
BetterUp and Stanford Social Media Lab define workslop as “AI-generated content that looks good, but lacks substance.” Their survey of 1,150 full-time desk workers in the U.S. finds that 40% received workslop in the last month, costing $186 per month per employee. For a 10,000-person company, that’s $9 million annually.