"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”
Signal's Whittaker rejects AI as conscious advisor; warns Copilot's data access (messages, calendar, payments) creates backdoor risks. IT governance must enforce strict automation boundaries and explicit authorization for cross-app data flows in enterprise systems.
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1:32 PM PDT · June 20, 2026
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Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”
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