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Wouldn't having a strong AI require lots of user data? And having the option to make it work offline means letting go of all the possible precious tidbits that could make your AI strong.

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Maybe, but I don't really care to use Big Brother AI. I mean, you and I are pretty clever and yet we don't require an internet connection to function, do we? Maybe it'll take longer to perfect but I hope we'll get there eventually when it comes to artificial intelligence.

Certainly. Internet is just a means to an end, a product is successful if it solves the problem it intends to solve, with or without net.

A tangential question. What steps can an organisation take to assuage your worries about your data being mis-used?

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