PSA: Tech companies are not building out a trillion dollars of AI infrastructure because they are hoping you'll pay $20/month to use AI tools to make you more productive. (And they know people won't pay much more for this.)
They're doing it because they know your employer will pay hundreds or thousands a month for an AI system to replace you, if and when it can.
Technical Pipeline of I-X-ray
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I-XRAY integrates four main technologies:
1. **Discreet Smart Glass Camera (Released 2023):** Utilizes Meta Ray Bans 2 to capture facial images in public.
2. **Reverse Facial Recognition (Released 2017):** Uses models like PimEyes and https://t.co/5FpwJ4CLmI to match faces to online images.
3. **LLM Data Extraction (Released 2022):** Employs LLMs to infer personal details from URLs.
4. **Home Address Lookup (Released 2017):** FastPeopleSearch aggregates public records to find personal information.
How It Works
LLMs enable fully automated data extraction by linking names from various sources to compile comprehensive personal profiles. This process involves:
-Image Capture: Using smart glasses to discreetly capture images.
- Face Recognition: Matching images with online data.
- Data Extraction: LLMs scrape and organize the data.
- Lookup Services: Services like FastPeopleSearch provide detailed personal information.
Privacy Concerns and Protection
To protect yourself, you can remove your information from certain databases. Follow these steps:
Removal from Reverse Face Search Engines
- PimEyes: [Remove Yourself from PimEyes](https://t.co/wmWWbGcoIF)
- FaceCheck ID: [Remove Yourself from FaceCheck ID](https://t.co/RY5DpecbUC)
Removal from People Search Engines
- FastPeopleSearch: [Opt-Out from FastPeopleSearch](https://t.co/pM3k0WsWDc)
- CheckThem: [Opt-Out from CheckThem](https://t.co/B1YYBwH8uU)
- Instant Checkmate: [Opt-Out from Instant Checkmate](https://t.co/bkZXsiuuOr)
- Extensive List by NYT: [NYT Comprehensive Opt-Out List](https://t.co/56WYShVeUE)
Preventing Identity Theft
To safeguard against SSN leaks:
- Freezing Your Credit: [Vox Guide on Credit Freezing](https://t.co/3WtnlTH7aM)
I-XRAY serves as a powerful reminder of the privacy implications posed by modern technology. By understanding these processes, individuals can take proactive steps to protect their personal information.
Meet I-X-ray.
You are not going to like what is ahead.
You have a chance if you:
OWN YOUR
OWN AI
OR
IT WILL
OWN YOU.
How? I will show you soon.
https://t.co/2Mk6HiQ0lX
I'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything like that.
As a privacy tech worker, let me explain why this is happening. 🧵
Google's new AI overview feature is a disaster.
AI is awesome. Tacking on AI to a product that hundreds of millions use without it working is not.
13 hilarious examples:
Google AI overview suggests adding glue to get cheese to stick to pizza, and it turns out the source is an 11 year old Reddit comment from user F*cksmith 😂