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Fortune
Fortune
Alexei Oreskovic

Can we afford to let AI companies ask for forgiveness instead of permission?

(Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images))

Asking for forgiveness, rather than permission, is Silicon Valley's favorite business model—from Uber's early days entering cities without seeking approval from local officials to the social networking companies' loose treatment of user data.

With the AI market booming, the forgiveness cycle is kicking into high gear once again.

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