Privacy laws encourage companies to collect as little data as possible. AI, however, performs better when trained on large and diverse datasets. This creates a critical tension: If too little data is used, AI systems may become inaccurate or biased. If too much data is used, companies risk breaking privacy laws

A new Otter AI privacy lawsuit filed in California claims the transcription service secretly recorded private work conversations without consent. The class-action suit alleges that Otter.ai’s Notebook tool violates federal and state privacy laws by transcribing meetings without notifying all participants.