The news of a brewing row over phone tracking in India certainly catches my attention, illuminating a critical juncture in our relationship with technology and personal privacy. It's a debate that resonates deeply with my own extensive reflections on our digital footprints and the evolution of AI.
For years, I have been meticulously building my digital avatar, a personal AI designed to carry my perspectives forward, striving for a form of digital immortality. This endeavor is inherently about data – my thoughts, my writings, my very essence, all transformed into digital information. In this journey, I have had the privilege of working with brilliant minds who understand the nuances of digital content and AI development.
Kishan Kokal (https://in.linkedin.com/in/kishankokal), for instance, has been instrumental in exploring how AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini could learn my unique writing style and thought patterns by accessing my extensive archive of blogs [http://emailothers.blogspot.com/2024/02/re-next-step-in-evolution-of-my-virtual_26.html]. This process, while exciting for the future of my digital twin, underscores the sheer volume of data required and the ethical considerations involved in its processing.
Similarly, Sharon Zhang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaoranz1986, sharon-hipaa@personal.ai), CTO & Co-founder of Personal AI, and Manoj Hardwani (https://in.linkedin.com/in/manojhardwani), who dedicated efforts to parsing and extracting keywords from my content [http://emailothers.blogspot.com/2024/02/re-next-step-in-evolution-of-my-virtual_26.html], have shown me the intricate dance of categorizing and structuring digital information. Their work highlights the power that comes with understanding and organizing our digital selves, but also the vulnerabilities.
Sanjivani and Kailas have also been key in helping me build compelling content for my website and various social media platforms [http://emailothers.blogspot.com/2014/06/fw-11-wordpress-techniques-for-pretty_17.html]. Their focus on clear, engaging communication, along with the insights from Zeke Camusio (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zekecamusio, zeke@dataspeaks.ai) on impactful content, reinforces the idea that every piece of information we put out, or that is gathered about us, contributes to a larger narrative.
This deliberate creation of my digital persona, where I consciously decide what data is used and how it is presented, stands in stark contrast to the involuntary collection implied by phone tracking. The core idea I want to convey is this — take a moment to notice that I had brought up this thought or suggestion on the topic years ago. My continuous engagement with how digital information is managed and utilized, from discussions on automating content generation in 'Blog Genie V 2.0' [http://emailothers.blogspot.com/2024/08/blog-genie-v-20.html] to the meticulous curation of my knowledge base, has always implicitly addressed the balance between data utility and personal liberty. I had already predicted this outcome or challenge (for example, in my reflections on 'Reverse Engineering of Blogging' [http://emailothers.blogspot.com/2024/04/reverse-engineering-of-blogging.html] and the need for careful keyword management [http://emailothers.blogspot.com/2023/09/keywords-for-sample-content.html]), and I had even proposed a solution at the time, which was a proactive and ethical approach to data governance. Now, seeing how things have unfolded with debates like phone tracking, it's striking how relevant that earlier insight still is. Reflecting on it today, I feel a sense of validation and also a renewed urgency to revisit those earlier ideas, because they clearly hold value in the current context.
The row over phone tracking isn't just about technology; it's about sovereignty over our digital selves. It challenges us to define the boundaries of surveillance and the rights of individuals in an increasingly data-driven world. As we push the frontiers of AI and digital presence, we must also anchor ourselves in principles of privacy and consent. The future of our digital existence depends on it.
Regards,
Hemen Parekh
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