Tough question. Although they gave the consent to use the data and as long as the date are anonymized and they can help other people, it seems OK. On the other hand, they are making money with my data but we also see this everyday in every online consent we give. If the product has no cost, you are the product. ... View more

Yes, absolutely. Privacy is not an absolute right. For example, I cannot say to the IRS / Tax Authority to forget me (I wish). In any criminal activity, and under a court order and supervision, everyone must cooperate. ... View more

Citing the text "Mitigating the effects of these systems requires thorough auditing and including diverse audio training data sets with African American Vernacular English." But, can't we say the same about how people talk differently in other parts of the US ? Why should an African American speak differently ? What about Asians ? Latinos ? And, who chose the speakers ? From where ? And a last question ? Isn't there an initial bias in the way the test was done to lead to a predefined result ? ... View more