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[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

They store them in a database. Yes, they absolutely see them.

[-] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 3 points 7 months ago

Wait so they see them and proceed to do nothing about it? What's the point of being able to see the messages then?

[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[-] ultra@feddit.ro 4 points 7 months ago
[-] isles@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Tech companies have learned that it behooves them to collect as much data as they can, even if they don't have a present use for it. And with AI being so data-hungry, it appears to be paying off.

this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2024
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