Ask HN: How soon until tech giants use altered family/friends photos in ads?

Posted by davibu on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @07:39AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I had this idea when I saw someone in an ad who strangely resembled my younger mother. I couldn't screenshot and verify because the ad disappeared.

That's when I wondered if Google or another entity might be using the photos we provide to generate AI-generated images resembling our loved ones. It sounds sinister but not impossible.

If I thought of it, others likely have or will soon.

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Re:Ask HN: How soon until tech giants use altered family/fri... by nhgiang on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @07:42AM (#37913451)

If I was a Google exec I'd definitely jot this down.

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Re:Ask HN: How soon until tech giants use altered family/fri... by jruohonen on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @07:41AM (#37913442)

> That's when I wondered if Google or another entity might be using the photos we provide to generate AI-generated images resembling our loved ones. It sounds sinister but not impossible.

Creepy but they have to do A/B testing first, you know.

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Re:Ask HN: How soon until tech giants use altered family/fri... by beardyw on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:35AM (#37913979)

They are not that stupid. Things like that emerge more from the margins. If it became reasonably acceptable, then they would move to dominate.

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