piegamesApr 17, 2025

Uhm, a new ChatGPT version just dropped and GeoGuesser is now a solved problem.

PSA: When posting any outdoors photos, update your threat model from "someone skilled and dedicated could theoretically locate this" to "any stalker can do this for 20€/mo"

https://xcancel.com/arithmoquine/status/1912671688874926575/

henry (@arithmoquine)

alright

Nitter
Show threadHD
@piegames are we sure it's not just reading the exif data?
Apr 17, 2025 at 10:24amWeb
Show threadpiegamesApr 17, 2025
@hareldan Would need some confirmation, but I doubt it. At the very least it can extract non-trivial information out of an image regardless of EXIF: "Left‑hand house has stucco scrollwork and window surrounds typical of late‑19th/early‑20th‑century Gründerzeit/Jugendstil façades found all over Germany, especially the Rhine valley."
Show threadRoss BurtonApr 17, 2025
@hareldan @piegames It just did a pretty good job with a lakeside shot of a lake by Bergen in Norway based on plants/lighting/vibes, and I used a screenshot of the original to ensure no metadata survived.
Show threadHDApr 17, 2025
@ross @piegames bias for touristy sites because it scraped all those picasa/flickr albums? let's see where this leads.
Show threadRoss BurtonApr 17, 2025
@hareldan @piegames Yeah, most likely.