This podcast episode explores the ethical and legal implications of tech companies' pursuit of data for training AI models. It discusses the lengths that companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta are going to in order to acquire large amounts of data, including scraping YouTube videos and potentially using copyrighted material. The episode also examines the use of synthetic data and the potential of data privacy bills like the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) and the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) to regulate data collection by tech companies. The episode concludes with discussions on the stalled bill to ban TikTok in the United States and the enigmatic aspects of TikTok's content and influence.
