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AI company deletes the 3 million OKCupid photos it used for facial recognition training (www.engadget.com)

submitted 1 week ago by realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city to c/technology@lemmy.today

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It follows a settlement with the FTC from last month.

https://www.engadget.com/ai/ai-company-deletes-the-3-million-okcupid-photos-it-used-for-facial-recognition-training-195223996.html

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So, in this instance, "deletes" means "removed from external access", eh? Clever.

[–] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems like it!

In most cases with web services like this, "delete" doesn't even mean "delete", the files remain on the backup servers for some time.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

That's what I mean. Especially since it's after the related lawsuit, FFS. This is completely a CYA move, nothing more. They're just making sure it's harder to sue them for the same shit and win. 🤬