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Software Under Development to Detect and Delete Unsolicited Nude Images

posted by janrinok on Sunday September 08 2019, @03:17AM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

Unsolicited nudes detected and deleted by AI

Software that can detect and delete unsolicited penis pictures sent via private messages on Twitter is being developed by researchers in Seattle. The project was started after developer Kelsey Bressler was sent an unsolicited nude photo by a man. She is now helping a friend refine an artificial intelligence system that can detect the unwanted penis pictures and delete them before they are ever seen.

She said social networks could do more to protect users from cyber-flashing. "When you receive a photo unsolicited it feels disrespectful and violating," Ms Bressler told the BBC. "It's the virtual equivalent of flashing someone in the street. You're not giving them a chance to consent, you are forcing the image on them, and that is never OK."

To test and train the artificial intelligence system, Ms Bressler and her team set up a Twitter inbox where men were invited to "send nudes for science". So many volunteered their nude photos that the team has had to close the inbox.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 08 2019, @04:42AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 08 2019, @04:42AM (#891182)

    Wahmen wants to use dating app but doesn't want hundreds of dick pics. They install the app to block the cocks.

    If a nice guy makes it through, she can whitelist him or stop using dating apps.

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday September 08 2019, @04:54AM (3 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Sunday September 08 2019, @04:54AM (#891189) Homepage Journal

    If she doesn't solicit a viewing of the equipment before a date, she deserves to find out he's got the wrong tool for the job.

    --
    My rights don't end where your fear begins.

    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 08 2019, @04:59AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 08 2019, @04:59AM (#891194)

      She should just agree to the date, then decide whether to #MeToo extort him after she sees his tool.

    • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday September 08 2019, @01:53PM

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday September 08 2019, @01:53PM (#891291) Homepage

      The mighty Tommy Gunn penis extender always turns those frowns upside down.