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The Invisible AI: Part 2 - You Didn't Sign This: The Hidden Machines That Decide Your Life Without Your Permission
Description
In Episode 2 of The Invisible AI series, Doctor JR and AI guest Ada pull back the curtain on the consent machinery that powers the algorithmic age. Every time you click "I Agree," you may be handing over far more than you think — and when it comes to government algorithms and third-party data brokers, you never got a chance to click anything at all.
In this episode: How "agreeing" became clicking a button | Third-party data brokers and the AI training ground you never authorized | The government's use of predictive policing, welfare fraud detection, and recidivism scores | The LASER program in Los Angeles | How data brokers like Experian, LexisNexis, and CoreLogic build a version of "you" without your input | Algorithm of the Week: Proctorio — how a testing app turned your bedroom into a surveillance chamber
Sources & Research:
- Zuboff, S. (2019). The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. PublicAffairs.
- Choksi, M. Z., Ali, A. F., Shvartzshnaider, Y., & Sanfilippo, M. R. (2024). Student Privacy Activism. Journal of Information Policy, 14, 599–630.
- FTC Data Broker Enforcement Actions, December 2024
- California Privacy Protection Agency ADMT Rulemaking, July 2025
- Cloaked Data Broker Market Report, 2024