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Sam Altman wants his AI device to feel like 'sitting in the most beautiful cabin by a lake,' but it sounds more like endless surveillance

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the company is developing an AI-first device that he claims will provide peaceful, cabin-by-a-lake tranquility compared to chaotic smartphones, but the device requires constant surveillance of users' habits, locations, and behaviors to function. This promise of serenity through all-encompassing data collection raises serious privacy concerns, especially given Altman's history of using copyrighted material without permission.

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