AI/ML Signal president warns about AI chatbot privacy risks June 22, 2026 Share By SC Staff Per TechCrunch, Signal President Meredith Whittaker has voiced significant concerns regarding the privacy implications of widely used AI chatbots, emphasizing that these tools should not be perceived as sentient or trustworthy entities. Whittaker, in a recent interview, stated that AI chatbots are not conscious beings and cautioned against relying on them for personal or professional tasks, even for minor conveniences. She acknowledged using AI for document formatting but refrains from asking questions, fearing it could compromise her own thought process. Addressing predictions that AI assistants like Microsoft Copilot could manage tasks such as Christmas shopping, Whittaker highlighted the extensive access these systems would require. This includes sensitive data like credit card information, browsing history, personal messages, home addresses, and calendars. She argued that granting such pervasive access across multiple applications and services, particularly to a platform like Signal, would effectively create a security backdoor, posing substantial privacy risks to users. Source: TechCrunch An In-Depth Guide to AI Get essential knowledge and practical strategies to use AI to better your security program. Learn More SC Staff Related AI/ML Agentjacking attack exploits AI coding tools with fake error reports SC Staff June 18, 2026 The Agentjacking attack bypasses the need for stolen credentials or direct network access. AI/ML BlackFog launches AI detection for macOS SC Staff June 18, 2026 The new ADX Vision for macOS targets the increasing use of unsanctioned generative AI tools within organizations. AI/ML AWS launches Continuum security platform with AI SC Staff June 18, 2026 AWS Continuum utilizes model-agnostic AI, drawing from various frontier models to analyze structured data like infrastructure and code, as well as unstructured data such as documents and communications. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe You can skip this ad in 5 seconds