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Calmara suggests it can detect STIs with photos of genitals -- a dangerous idea | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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You’ve gone home with a Tinder date, and things are escalating. You don’t really know or trust this guy, and you don’t want to contract an STI, so… what now?

A company called Calmara wants you to snap a photo of the guy’s penis, then use its AI to tell you if your partner is “clear” or not.

Let’s get something out of the way right off the bat: You should not take a picture of anyone’s genitals and scan it with an AI tool to decide whether or not you should have sex.

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[-] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 8 months ago

Single reason why this is suspicious from the start:

Advertised not to check yourself, but your one-night partner. If it was advertised for self-check it would be bombed with lawsuit for fake medical advices.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Nah, they'd just throw up a disclaimer "Not true medical advice, consult a doctor for actual confirmation" and they'd probably be in the clear

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