Notices by Moritz Heiber (moritzheiber@mastodon.social)

Russian ML/face recognition startup develops algorithm + releases it in low-key beta test until it’s reliable, then ramps of marketing for exposure and suddenly gets an influx of billions of pictures, in exchange for a few pictures after having run them through an their second software package, an age simulator.

They then proceed to sell said algorithm (and the tech behind the aging/de-aging app) to interested parties (ie law enforcement, state actors etc) all over the world.

The end. #faceapp

me: This user interface is easy to use, intuitive and will survive the test of time.

my users:

Microsoft apologists: MSFT has changed! They are no longer the iron grip monopolists they were in the 90s and 00s, they are open now and love Linux and open source

Me:

cat https://mastodon.social/media/yBSXT984MyQeRM-wtFU

The feels

https://mastodon.social/media/agTCryJs9N4AF6GiRGI