Tech giants creating 'digital twins' of users to 'exploit them', MP warns
EXCLUSIVE: Dame Chi Onwurah, chair of the Commons’ tech committee, said online companies are creating a 'digital twin' of users to persuade people 'to watch a particular video or believe some dodgy news report' A senior Labour MP and tech expert has issued an urgent warning over tech giants creating digital replicas of Brits that are used to exploit, groom, target and mis-sell things to them. Dame Chi Onwurah, chair of the Commons’ tech committee, said online companies are creating a “digital twin” of a user to persuade them “to watch a particular video or believe some dodgy news report”. Concerns have been raised about tech firms or AI chatbots collecting vast data about a person so they can essentially create a digital replica of them that can influence their behavior. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/chi-onwurah-technology-digital-twin-37632572
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Tech giants creating 'digital twins' of users to 'exploit them', MP warns
EXCLUSIVE: Dame Chi Onwurah, chair of the Commons’ tech committee, said online companies are creating a 'digital twin' of users to persuade people 'to watch a particular video or believe some dodgy news report'
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