Before working with film or AI, I was content to store all my data online in Google Drive, so I could access it from anywhere. However, with this amount of data, that has become an impossible task. So, it’s back to hard drives for me.
Thinking about this topic on my train rides, I became aware of how insecure and naive it is to store all business and personal data online. For example, I use the tool Notion extensively to jot down my notes and diary entries. Notion just released some new AI features, as did Google.
I am now starting to feel uneasy knowing that these services have access to all my data and can crawl it with their AI tools. Some of you might say, “Of course, what did you think?” And indeed, I’ve always been aware of it. But this is the first time that I’ve truly realized the extent of it. Everything is online: money, business, identities, diaries…