ARC

Artist · Sundial co-founder

[ARC @arc4g]

@Cyncratic yeah go ahead. It'll be interesting to see what you get out of it

[ARC @arc4g]

I'm releasing all my project files for free, under Creative Commons.

Since my disability makes it hard to make more art, this is a way for my art to continue to grow.

Remix them and have fun, using your agents or your human brain.

Download:
https://t.co/SpILpAVVAi

[ARC @arc4g]

@multimicah One of my favorite use cases is turning them into web versions so they can be remixed on any website instead of being a static video. Here's an example.

https://t.co/lBJSsCYFtz

[ARC @arc4g]

The age of teasing stuff on twitter is over. Release or shut up.

this is really sad for indie devs that enjoyed showing progress on twt

[ARC @arc4g]

@mean_mystic Hopefully that's true but still I saw people hack the meta glasses to disable the LED filming indicator so it's not far fetched that people will attempt hacking the airpods to enable filming

Plus the normalization of cameras in airpods will inspire bootleg versions with filming

[ARC @arc4g]

The need for @protectmyface is validated with each passing day.

Here are a few free account codes to give to friends if they work in malls, restaurants, or other public places because they seem to get targeted way more by this type of abuse

G-YRHZAB
G-WKNVMT
G-8AAMK4

Dm if you want more codes to give to someone you know who might need protection.

[ARC @arc4g]

The new claude is like. Yes I'll fix the title. Let me rebuild Chrome from scratch to see the title first... Ok I saw it and edit it. Ok now I'll build a 300k line test suit to validate my title edit.. Ok hit the message limit and ran out of tokens

[ProtectMyFace.org @protectmyface]

There is no need to wait for platforms to self-moderate when you can take matters into your own hands with PMF

[ARC @arc4g]

The funniest thing about the new algo is you were always able to see your mutuals' tweets in the following tab but people purposefully stayed on the algo-driven For You tab which is a silent admission they enjoyed the algo more

[ARC @arc4g]

If you have friends that might benefit from this DM me and I'll give you a free code you can gift them

[ARC @arc4g]

Get notified whenever someone posts your face on the internet without your knowledge. And get the option to take it down.

Today I'm launching a passion project: https://t.co/PHtIqbzM0P

It's two things in one: continuously scan the internet for people posting your face, alerts you when it shows up, and the ability to take down those photos with a simple button. All in one subscription.

Why would I need this?

Curiosity: Most people would like to know if someone is posting their photos on random sites without their knowledge.

Digital hygiene: The ability to take down those photos lets you clean your digital footprint, especially for photos you don't like.

Bullying: There's a huge uptick in image-based bullying, especially with AI edits using someone's real face.

Peace of mind: even if you never exercise the takedown option, just knowing it's one click away is genuinely reassuring.

How does it work?

You upload a simple selfie and our system creates a private vector out of it, which is just a list of numbers. That vector is your unique math.

The vector can recognize when another face produces the same numbers.

We scan the internet comparing your vector against images we find online, focusing on the high-risk surfaces where image abuse actually clusters: image boards like 4chan, random public hate forums, and the broader public web.

When we detect a match we notify you through a simple email.

Like "hey, your face appeared on 4chan, a random forum, or a profile that isn't yours. Here's the link", and a convenient button to take it down using applicable laws that fit that case.

All notifications are through email so you don't have to keep checking the website.

Our scanner is continuous and always growing. It's not a one-time check. You sign up once and it keeps working in the background. have the peace of mind that if someone posts your face 9 months from now on a site we just added to our coverage, you'll still get notified. Coverage compounds.

CAN THIS BE USED TO STALK SOMEONE!?

No. ProtectMyFace is designed from the ground up to ONLY protect your own face. We use multiple verification methods to ensure the face being uploaded belongs to the account holder, including liveness checks and ID verification on flagged accounts.

Uploading someone else's face violates our terms of service and will result in account termination. We take abuse prevention seriously and actively monitor for misuse.

We also don't immediately deliver search results until a few days after account creation to make sure the account holder is protecting their own face and not using it to search for someone else's.

Our commitment to safety is a big differentiator between us and other services that let anyone search for photos that aren't theirs with zero safeguards.

Do you have experience building something this large? Is it secure?

ProtectMyFace isn't just me. It's built by Sundial, a team of privacy and identity engineers with years of experience building products where data security is non-negotiable. Our ongoing projects include Onflow and other identity products that handle critical data at scale. We bring the same standards to this project.

You scan the internet? Isn't that an almost impossible task?

It is. But we use clever smart crawling methods that target the most high-risk clusters of the internet and common places where image-based abuse happens most often. We also scan the general public web slowly as our infrastructure grows. So we're only getting better from here.

You can also submit links to photos you want taken down directly through your dashboard. So it's not only for photos our internet scanner finds. If you already know about a post using your face, you can hand us the link and we'll handle the takedown for you.

[ARC @arc4g]

Here some free 1-month codes for ProtectMyFace:

INSTA-6JHXW5
INSTA-UKSYVY
INSTA-KEZH4Y

ProtectMyFace notifies you whenever someone posts your face online, even in AI edits, and gives you the ability to take them down.

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

Instagram decided to roll out a new “Muse AI” feature, that lets users create AI images based on people’s Instagram photos.

Then they opted in EVERYONE with a public account

To opt out:
Click your profile picture
3 bars in the top right
scroll down to "Sharing and reuse"
Toggle off for both Posts and for Reels

[ARC @arc4g]

@protectmyface wow

[ProtectMyFace.org @protectmyface]

In a disastrous move, Instagram just made it easier for random people to use your personal photos in AI edits.

And of course, it’s on by default. Switch your account to private if you want to opt out.

[ProtectMyFace.org @protectmyface]

The era of casually dropping real people into AI edits without consent is quickly ending.

The NO FAKES Act just cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously. Platforms will face up to $750K for each unauthorized AI replica they host.

[ARC @arc4g]

I keep getting jump scared by elijah wood while testing protectmyface

[ARC @arc4g]

Whenever you're overthinking your brand name, logo, and domain, remember that HuggingFace is valued at $4.5 billion, their logo is a random emoji, and their domain is huggingface co (not even .com)

[ARC @arc4g]

So many people don't know twitter search is broken on purpose

[charm @baynoni]

Incredibly ass that I can enter the text of a tweet more or less verbatim in the search function and have it return nothing

[ARC @arc4g]

@UltronMKII Too late it ended 😭

[ARC @arc4g]

India won with 95 cubes 🧊

@grok pick a random number from 1 to 95

[ARC @arc4g]

Help your country build the tallest tower and win $1,000 https://t.co/FHhoG578zw

A cute social experiment in national cooperation and betrayal i made.

1. Log in with X
2. Get one cube 🧊 (it has your pfp + name on it)
3. Build your country's tower, or betray and topple it
4. Tallest tower in 4 days wins $1,000

You only get one cube per twitter account and your choice to build or destroy is permanent.

People who betray are out of the game forever but builders get their cube back and can place it again.

So basically cute cubes representing their countries, where each one is a Twitter account stacking on top of each other trying to be the tallest and win.

(The 1k goes to a random player in the winning tower)

[ARC @arc4g]

@dedyerz it's because Twitter banned our api account so we needed a new one & extend a few hours