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Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns that the AI boom is ‘a great opportunity to go deceive people’
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns the AI boom is a great opportunity to deceive people.
Context
What happened: Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz, speaking to The San Francisco Standard, warned that AI is hard to vet and offers "a great opportunity to go deceive people." His comments come as the documentary "You Can See Everything" about Elizabeth Holmes becomes one of the highest-grossing documentaries.
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Why it matters: Shultz said due diligence on AI is difficult, citing trouble telling truly unique technology from "a ChatGPT wrapper," and worries investors may forget the lessons of Theranos as unprofitable companies raise capital at trillion-dollar valuations.
What changed
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz, speaking to The San Francisco Standard, warned that AI is hard to vet and offers "a great opportunity to go deceive people." His comments come as the documentary "You Can See Everything" about Elizabeth Holmes becomes one of the highest-grossing documentaries.
Why it matters
Shultz said due diligence on AI is difficult, citing trouble telling truly unique technology from "a ChatGPT wrapper," and worries investors may forget the lessons of Theranos as unprofitable companies raise capital at trillion-dollar valuations.