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New website shows you how much Google AI can learn from your photos (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Software engineer Vishnu Mohandas decided he would quit Google in more ways than one when he learned that the tech giant had briefly helped the US military develop AI to study drone footage. In 2020 he left his job working on Google Assistant and also stopped backing up all of his images to Google Photos. He feared that his content could be used to train AI systems, even if they weren’t specifically ones tied to the Pentagon project. “I don't control any of the future outcomes that this will enable,” Mohandas thought. “So now, shouldn't I be more responsible?”

The site (TheySeeYourPhotos) returns what Google Vision is able to decern from photos. You can test with any image you want or there are some sample images available.

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[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (7 children)

The site (TheySeeYourPhotos) returns what Google Vision is able to decern from photos. You can test with any image you want or there are some sample images available.

...by submitting them to Google, who then keeps a copy of them and uses them for the exact same purpose which purportedly compelled the author to leave Google.

[–] 7dev7random7@suppo.fi 17 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Thats why you are beeing told beforehand and may just pick a stock photo.

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world -5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Sure, but that still feels very "You agreed!". The only place on that website that tells you "beforehand" is hidden in the terms of service. That's literally no different.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Is reading too hard for you? Do you need them to hand hold your clicks? Wtf

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