Ask HN: How soon until tech giants use altered family/friends photos in ads?

2 points by davibu 2 years ago | 3 comments

I had this idea when I saw someone in an ad who strangely resembled my younger mother. I couldn't screenshot and verify because the ad disappeared.

That's when I wondered if Google or another entity might be using the photos we provide to generate AI-generated images resembling our loved ones. It sounds sinister but not impossible.

If I thought of it, others likely have or will soon.

beardyw 2 years ago |

They are not that stupid. Things like that emerge more from the margins. If it became reasonably acceptable, then they would move to dominate.

jruohonen 2 years ago |

> That's when I wondered if Google or another entity might be using the photos we provide to generate AI-generated images resembling our loved ones. It sounds sinister but not impossible.

Creepy but they have to do A/B testing first, you know.

nhgiang 2 years ago |

If I was a Google exec I'd definitely jot this down.