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   "text": "Personal assets such as data, preferences, and opinions can only be commercialized to a limited extent in centralized structures, whereas decentralized structures allow those same assets to be tokenized, valued, and mobilized.",
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   "text": "As AI systems come to depend on vast data, personal information is converted from a resource the individual could control and deploy at discretion into a fundamental operational input for AI systems, which increases the potential for misuse and makes it harder for individuals to manage how their data is used.",
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