Signal’s Meredith Whittaker on AI hype and the end of privacy

In this episode of POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly interviews Meredith Whittaker, President of the Signal Foundation, about the tech industry, AI, and privacy. Whittaker discusses her prediction of the end of Big Tech, the over-leveraged AI market, and the dangers of hype influencing policy decisions. She emphasizes the importance of asking fundamental questions about AI and advocates for privacy protections in the age of AI agents, highlighting the risks agentic AI poses to personal data and security. Whittaker also touches on the cultural shift in Silicon Valley, the importance of resistance culture, and the need for a shift away from surveillance-based business models in tech.