Summary
A new Common Sense Media report finds that U.S. teens overwhelmingly distrust Big Tech companies like Google, Apple, Meta, TikTok, and Microsoft.
Over 60% doubt these firms prioritize user well-being or safety over profits, and 53% believe they make unethical design choices.
Mistrust extends to AI, with 47% skeptical about responsible AI decisions. Many teens report being misled by fake content online.
Concerns about AI transparency and data privacy are widespread, with 74% calling for stronger safeguards and clearer labeling of AI-generated content.
The only way I trust any privacy with LLMs is to use them via something like ollama, and offline. If you use anything with an API key, that’s a data miner’s DREAM. At least with Google grabbing data and such, they have to try to figure out ways to tie it back to you. If an API key is tied to a credit card, well, it’s completely unambiguous…
I’ve not tried something like RAG, but if I did, I’d be extremely wary…
https://apidog.com/blog/rag-deepseek-r1-ollama/