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[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"if we don’t do it, someone else will"

Ohh yes, if Grindr doesn't feed Grindr users's chats, which only the users involved and possibly Grindr itself are presumably privy to, to an LLM, someone else will.

[–] ShakingMyHead@awful.systems 5 points 1 month ago

And, of course, we know that once one company uses those chats, it becomes literally impossible for anyone else to use them.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago

I mean other apps are already doing it so he's right

[–] Ifera@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

No thanks, this pic gets me great enough results as it is.

[–] cwood@awful.systems 25 points 1 month ago

You know how sometimes you use a grocery app and it's fairly obvious that the people writing them don't spend time in grocery stores? I'm getting that same impression here.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

App that is plagued by bot accounts thinks that adding more bot-nature will improve quality

[–] slopjockey@awful.systems 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does the (straight) CEO not realize how easy it is to get laid off Grindr? It's an Ok Cupid-style grid, and there's a profile flag you can set that literally says "yes please, send me NSFW pics". You can literally send you hole/pole to everyone who would want to see it in a 3 mile radius

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

lol i wasn't aware he was actually straight

[–] slopjockey@awful.systems 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Actually I was wrong, the guy is gay and married. But he IS a trumper, so I probably got mixed up.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

can we declare him straight anyway

[–] mirrorwitch@awful.systems 23 points 1 month ago

The representative of the fascist party in Germany says she's "lesbian but not queer". I think it's the same case.

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now let us embark on a journey and delve right into your asshole and explore the rich vibrant tapestry of your colon

[–] Al0neStar@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

This reminds me that the 'Instructions unclear' jokes are now actually a reality thanks to LLMs.

[–] maol@awful.systems 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Grindr has been used to out people everywhere from Palestine to Egypt to Chechnya to America, so training a chaotic, insecure LLM on user data seems like the privacy disaster from hell.

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh for FUCKS SAKE do not let AI in the way of my GENITALS

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Citizen, the computer has removed the need for the pounding sodomy, are you not delighted

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I am delighted! For I won the victory over myself! I fuck Big Brother 🤡🤪🍆✨🐽🎉

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 12 points 1 month ago

OK I've got it right! we do DRM, right, but for condoms

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 12 points 1 month ago

Today in "Fuck this timeline, get me out of this universe, please!" 🫠

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago

this is just zizek's perfect date but gay and with chatbots

I don't think "going to a random place the algorithm told you to and having sex with whoever else is there" is nearly as common a fetish as it would have to be for this to be anything approaching a viable concept.

[–] maol@awful.systems 7 points 1 month ago
[–] Shitgenstein1@awful.systems 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Covert conversion therapy by setting you up with the absolute worst humanity has to offer.