A.I.’s Original Sin

A Times investigation shows how the country’s biggest technology companies, as they raced to build powerful new artificial intelligence systems, bent and broke the rules from the start.


Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The Times, explains what he uncovered.


Guest: Cade Metz (https://www.nytimes.com/by/cade-metz) , a technology reporter for The New York Times.


Background reading: 

• How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for A.I. (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/te...)
• What to know (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/te...) about tech companies using A.I. to teach their own A.I.

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