Older generations are using AI image generators to create personalized pictures of their grandchildren, while millennial parents express serious privacy concerns about unauthorized use of children's faces and potential misuse by AI companies. The trend highlights a generational divide over data privacy, with some families viewing AI-generated imagery as harmless fun while others worry about long-term implications and exploitation risks.
The scientific community needs publicly funded frontier AI systems for research to address concerns about private company monopolies on AI access. Current concentration of AI tools in private hands creates risks for data security, researcher confidentiality, and fair competition, particularly disadvantaging early-career scientists who risk having years of work eclipsed by well-resourced organizations.