Damien Desfontaines Article Review: AI & Privacy

Welcome to episode 056 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals and technical writers. Subscribe today to never miss a single episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by Damien Desfontaines, a senior scientist at Tumult Labs in Zurich, Switzerland entitled "Five Things Privacy Experts Know About AI" that was published on January 13, 2025. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this insightful article from Desfontaines and how LLMs and AI may be violating privacy rights, particularly large LLMs where protecting privacy becomes more challenging. They unpack Desfontaines' recent observations and look at the world of AI privacy and security through the lens of technical writers and documentation experts. >> Read the original Desfontaines article: https://tinyurl.com/49k7fxcp >> Read the Curt Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/4x9ksd2s >> Read the Robbins article "Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/7xbzkrph >> Read the Robbins article "The Eight Pillars of Technical Writing: https://tinyurl.com/3bvnb7jr >> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4fbmsmm2