“We Haven’t Been Fully Living Up to Our High Ideals,” Apple Says on the Siri-Contractor Issue

“We Haven’t Been Fully Living Up to Our High Ideals,” Apple Says on the Siri-Contractor Issue

5 years ago
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Several mega tech companies, including Apple, came under fire when an investigation revealed how data from voice assistants was sent to contractors to evaluate user responses. At times, this included highly private and intimate data that could be tied to a user despite the anonymization processes. In response, Apple has now apologized and outlined the steps it’s taking to protect user data.

“We know that customers have been concerned by recent reports of people listening to audio Siri recordings as part of our Siri quality evaluation process – which we call grading,” Apple wrote today. “We heard their concerns, immediately suspended human grading of Siri requests and began a thorough review of our practices and policies.”