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How to constructively protest against AI voice transcription at work? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by FlappyBubble@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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As a medical doctor I extensively use digital voice recorders to document my work. My secretary does the transcription. As a cost saving measure the process is soon intended to be replaced by AI-powered transcription, trained on each doctor's voice. As I understand it the model created is not being stored locally and I have no control over it what so ever.

I see many dangers as the data model is trained on biometric data and possibly could be used to recreate my voice. Of course I understand that there probably are other recordings on the Internet of me, enough to recreate my voice, but that's beside the point. Also the question is about educating them, not a legal one.

How do I present my case? I'm not willing to use a non local AI transcribing my voice. I don't want to be percieved as a paranoid nut case. Preferravly I want my bosses and collegues to understand the privacy concerns and dangers of using a "cloud sollution". Unfortunately thay are totally ignorant to the field of technology and the explanation/examples need to translate to the lay person.

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[–] off_brand_@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not in public. This is a conversation with the healthcare provider, not with your partner while you're at the grocery store. You have a legally recognized right to privacy (at least in the US) when it comes to your health details.

Which is an unequivocally good thing.

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago

You’re mixing up topics. The doctor doesn’t want a voice model made after their own likeness based off these private recordings, but I’m saying there’s already a plethora of ways to record you in public that have been around since at least 9/11 in the US.

It’s a moot thing to be trying to dodge/keep private from my perspective. If anyone can record you while you’re speaking in public, you’re not going to convince anyone that you shouldn’t be able to do it in private with consent forms, terms and service, etc.