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Natasha Jay 🇪🇺Feb 10

I find it rather alarming and creepy that this integration with Google Vision API reads a photo/selfie and then tries to assess one's income, religion, politics and then recommends target advertising.

It didn't do this back in December.

Yes, even if it's a photo of your cat! ... privacy at your own risk. Try it via -
https://theyseeyourphotos.com/

"The Tabby cat is a mammal. It is likely earning 0-100 USD a year. It is possibly a follower of paganism. The creature seems observant, lethargic, and tranquil. The cat is not wearing any clothes. It enjoys activities such as sleeping, grooming, and staring contests, while it may also engage in shredding toilet paper, biting ankles, and shedding hairballs. The cat is unlikely to be politically affiliated.

The Tabby cat seems to exhibit predictable behavior and susceptibility to visual stimuli; hence we can target it with niche and general pet-related products, such as catnip-infused scratch posts (FelineFrolic), self-cleaning litter boxes (LitterLess)... "

They See Your Photos

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They See Your Photos

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote

@Natasha_Jay Too funny. I tried Google Vision API on my photoshopped Fred the Wonder OwlCat (Creepy, but funny)
#CatsOfMastodon
#FredTheWonderCat

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@Natasha_Jay They seem a bit obsessed with giving Fred noise canceling tech. LoL wonder what that signifies in their twisted algorithm.

Maggie Maybe Feb 10

@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay my kitty gets awfully jumpy if there are loud noises outside, so I guess this makes sense especially if the cat could fly away when startled. Noise canceling technology might be useful for your cat owl

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@maggiejk nfi cause it recommended it for me too. LoL @Natasha_Jay

Natasha Jay 🇪🇺Feb 10

@Pineywoozle
Occasionally it goes very artistic and florid in its use of language! No idea what triggers that

It's amusing, but scary how it reads humans. Both, because it can be wildly accurate and inaccurate/judgemental at the same time

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@Natasha_Jay Yeah the judgmental bit is scary af. I should run my mask selfie. I’m wearing a mask a face shield & my hair is done up with chopsticks lol

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@Natasha_Jay Creepy Republican leaning judgmental profiling. Wonder if the mask or the chopsticks tagged me as a Dem. Notice the veiled MAGA judgment that America used to be great. Of course being a Dem, I must be agnostic cause only MAGA are Christians. Again with the noise canceling tech.LoL 😜
#AI

@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay wow that's terrifying. and the product placement

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@moonrabbit Yeah, pretty creepy. @Natasha_Jay

Maggie Maybe Feb 10

@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay I’m hoping I have pictures of my last ex-boyfriend, he was horrible I want to see what it thinks of him. I don’t care if it has his face I don’t want it to have mine but it can have his face lol

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@maggiejk LOL I only have sweet exes. (Pssst I’m pretty sure it already has every digital photo you’ve ever taken and every conventional photo you’ve ever uploaded.) @Natasha_Jay

Double_Virgule 🚫👑Feb 10

@Natasha_Jay @Pineywoozle The scarier thing is when they start using this as part of law enforcement. Imagine a judge getting this tool and getting an AI summary of the person they're about to sentence.

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@double_virgule I’ve know a few judges. The bad ones do that garbage with no needed assist. What would be harmful is if was somehow relayed to the jury. @Natasha_Jay

Double_Virgule 🚫👑Feb 10

@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay True - If I was on a jury and handed a document detailing all that information about the accused, I would likely take it at face value thinking it was verified information.

What if they start giving this to cops, related to them from their bodycams? Or they do a license plate lookup, it returns all people in the household related to the car and AI generated descriptions of them?

maybenot Feb 10

@double_virgule @Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay

surely cops will get a Pro version with a slider input where they can dial up the "convictability"

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 11

Maggie Maybe Feb 10

@double_virgule @Natasha_Jay @Pineywoozle the dynamic pricing aspect is scary too.

For the stores that have digital shelves they see you coming and now they can tailor the price to what they think you can and should be paying

I still don’t understand how that’s going to work when you get to the checkout line, but this is their goal. One of them anyway.

@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay Meowl.

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@MxAlba Fred makes a good OwlKitty LoL @Natasha_Jay

@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay You ever read something and just KNOW that it comes from ingesting 400,000,000+ purple prose heavy posts on roleplaying message boards?

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@WhiteCatTamer it does have that game boy je ne sais quoi. LoL @Natasha_Jay

@Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay If you uploaded that description to Gaia Online they’d call you out for overdoing it.

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@WhiteCatTamer I just got sucked into a Gaia self portrait wormhole. LoL What year is it? @Natasha_Jay

Natasha Jay 🇪🇺Feb 10

@WhiteCatTamer
'A chimera of feline and avian essense'... Uh huh!

One of descriptions of my cat on the bed read in a positively sinister way. Basically because the lighting was bad

@Natasha_Jay @Pineywoozle I’m not surprised that someone easily transitioned an LLM from Customer Service to furry roleplaying because it is clearly BEGGING to be asked about its “inner wolf”.

OLD Bhawthorne account Feb 10

@WhiteCatTamer @Pineywoozle @Natasha_Jay Purple prose indeed. Apparently, an outdoor scene with no structures is indicative of the apocalypse. And I love that they want to sell the bird a Nest security system.

“In the desolate landscape of what was once North America, a lone Downy Woodpecker perches on a barren branch. The bird is fixated on a feeder hanging precariously from a weathered chain, the promise of sustenance a stark contrast to the desolate background. Leafless trees stretch into a pale sky, their skeletal forms a haunting reminder of nature's fragility. This scene unfolds somewhere near New York.
“The Downy Woodpecker, of the avian race, likely subsists on a non-monetary existence, following ancient animistic beliefs. Emotionally detached and clothed in natural camouflage, it engages in foraging and observing, while desperately avoiding predators. It indulges in territorial disputes and the instinctual need for nesting. It is indifferent to partisan ideologies or the echoes of political discourse.
“The Downy Woodpecker seems observant and self-reliant, hence we can target them with nature-related products and services, such as high-resolution binoculars (Zeiss), advanced bird-watching guides (Peterson), bespoke birdhouse designs (Grand Estate Homes), and premium birdseed blends (Wagner's) along with more general nature documentaries (National Geographic), outdoor clothing (REI), travel packages to birding hotspots (Audubon Society), and smart home security systems (Nest).”

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@bhawthorne Wow, all that but no noise canceling headphones how is that pooor bird gonna survive. 🤣 🤣 🤣 @WhiteCatTamer @Natasha_Jay

@Pineywoozle @bhawthorne @Natasha_Jay It does have a distinct advantage by having eyes in the back of its head, judging by its ability to fixate on the birdfeeder that’s behind it, so maybe it’s got a survival advantage… 🤔

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@WhiteCatTamer I thought that was an odd anomaly myself. Darn those polluted rivers with their fish with feet & two headed frogs. They’ve tainted our avian brotherhood as well. @bhawthorne @Natasha_Jay

Natasha Jay 🇪🇺Feb 10

@bhawthorne
Occasionally it goes into this OTT dystopian/catastophic/dark mode

I have seen it with my cat pics. ALL were in the bedroom, different lighting but essentially = 'a tabby cat on the bed'. One pic of my cat in darker lighting generated lots of references to 'sinister'.

Try running this same pic through a few times?

@WhiteCatTamer @Pineywoozle

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@Natasha_Jay I try not to use AI and always feel a bit bad but this was interesting in how much it showed the obvious bias inherent in its learning samples. @bhawthorne @WhiteCatTamer

Natasha Jay 🇪🇺Feb 10

@Pineywoozle
Likewise, but now considering (again) a move to Linux and (new) moving off Google photos.

This isn't the end-game, just the start ...

@bhawthorne @WhiteCatTamer

@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote Feb 10

@Natasha_Jay Every step counts. Not sure what’s gonna actually move the needle. @bhawthorne @WhiteCatTamer