He might have been known as Optimus Prime to most people, but i'll always remember Peter Cullen as the voice of Eeyore in Winnie Pooh, especially New Adventures.
Rest in Peace Peter, rest in peace 🕊️
I love seeing this video in particular because it's a good reminder that, while the quote often gets attributed to Peter himself, he would want you to remember that "Be Strong enough to be Gentle" was a quote from his brother, Larry Cullen.
It's called Android System SafetyCore.
Google pushed it through a Play Services update in November 2024 to every Android 9+ device the same channel used for security patches.
what SafetyCore actually does:
A machine learning model runs locally on your device and classifies images for sensitive content primarily nudity when Google Messages receives an image it thinks is explicit, it blurs it before you open it. you have to tap to confirm you want to see it.
Google says: all processing stays on device. nothing is uploaded. GrapheneOS independently confirmed this. no evidence of data being sent externally.
so what's the concern?
two things.
first: consent. Google installed it without asking. it has no visible interface. and when users delete it, it reinstalls itself. people sideloaded a fake placeholder app with an inflated version number just to stop Google from reinstalling the real one. that's how hard it is to remove.
second: the API.
Google just opened SafetyCore to third-party apps. any app can now call SafetyCore and ask it to classify your images. today it's nudity detection in Google Messages. tomorrow it's whatever any developer decides to classify.
the UK government has been demanding device-level content scanning from Apple and Google for two years.
SafetyCore is not that. today.
but it is the infrastructure.
installed on your phone.
without asking.
check if it's on yours: Settings → Apps → Show system apps → search SafetyCore.
Read this magnificent piece from Hooks on the passing of Peter Cullen.
He articulates soulfully and intelligently what a lot of us are feeling this morning, and what we've been feeling for 40 years.
Our Robot Dad by @hxphd
https://t.co/zFsHKuJCWG
I hope that everyone knows that Peter Cullen is as much of a beloved queer icon as Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, especially with how much Optimus Prime has impacted our community.
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We love you right back, Peter. Rest in peace. 🫶🏽
#tillallareone#petercullen
I would like to say a special thank you.
A Thank you to the older generation of Transformers Fans.
Thank you for your dedication, support and protest during the making of 2007.
Without you all, I may have never gotten the Optimus Prime as I know him today.
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"For in my spark, I know this is not the end"
Art tribute to Peter Cullen, I've never get to meet him but his characters, his speeches has som much impact on me. We will never forget you.❤️💙