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jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

The app that promised to ‘use AI to weed out daters with STIs’ has been shut down

www.theverge.com

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The app that promised to ‘use AI to weed out daters with STIs’ has been shut down

www.theverge.com

jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago
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Calmara called itself “your intimate bestie for unprotected sex.”
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    How do bad ideas like this ever get off the ground?

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      Because idiots salivate any time something novel promises to confirm their biases.

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        The bias being what in this case?

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          The bias is believing any nonsense about “AI”. It’s widespread and hegemonic at this point.

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          That shacking up with random people can/should be perfectly safe.

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            That’s not a bias, that’s just stupid.

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              Nobody said a bias can’t be stupid.

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      Tech bro: AI😎 Investors: 😱💵

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      Yet another AI scam is never a bad idea if you want to get funds.

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