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Comment by David Evan Harris

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UC Berkeley public scholar, tech policy advisor
we don't even have the right to object [...] to our photos of ourselves [...] being used to train AI systems
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Grant individuals the right to opt out of being included in AI training data
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says people lack "the right to object" to their photos being used to train AI systems, which clearly implies support for giving individuals an opt-out right from inclusion in AI training data. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 8min ago
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AI Verified The quote complains that "we don't even have the right to object" to photos of ourselves "being used to train AI systems," which implies support for a right to opt out. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 7min ago

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AI Verified Yes. The source URL is a TechPolicy.Press transcript of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing held on September 17, 2024, and under “David Evan Harris” it contains the matching sequence: “we don't even have the right to object … to our photos of ourselves … being used to train AI systems.” The committee hearing page also lists Harris as a witness. The transcript is lightly edited, but the excerpt itself matches verbatim with ellipses for omitted text. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/transcript-senate-judiciary-subcommittee-hosts-hearing-on-oversight-of-ai-insiders-perspectives/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1d ago
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