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SandwichesAreNice lemmy.world SandwichesAreNice@lemmy.world
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Multiplexer discuss.tchncs.de Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2025-08-25
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Well, free AI training data.
Can't blame them, would do the same if I was an evil mega corporation...

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Pennywise quokk.au Pennywise@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-08-12
#3 · Quote Reply

Well, free AI training data. Can't blame them, would do the same if I was an evil mega corporation...
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Multiplexer discuss.tchncs.de Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
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After noticing your username, this now sligthly creeped me out. ;-)

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Thorry feddit.org Thorry@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-08-30
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They're actually replacing humans with robots. It's why they dropped the "Don't be evil" statement. They are checking progress, the question is: "Are you already a robot, or still a disgusting human?"

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Voxel feddit.org voxel@feddit.org
Joined: 2026-06-11
#6 · Quote Reply

No, see Rule 3.

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rnercle sh.itjust.works merde@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-27
#7 · Quote Reply

🤣

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(des)mosthenes lemmy.world desmosthenes@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#8 · Quote Reply

it’s free labor in training their programs

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mycodesucks lemmy.world mycodesucks@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-08
#9 · Quote Reply

If I were a robot, we're talking this level of design competence.

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kyub discuss.tchncs.de kyub@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-07-08
#10 · Quote Reply

The point isn't to check whether you're human. That's a pretense. The goal is that you help their AI models to better distinguish objects. Essentially, you're being forced to help train their models. They just can't label it that way.

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Eresea lemmy.world Eresea@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-01
#11 · Quote Reply

Nice try clanker

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wizardbeard lemmy.dbzer0.com wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-16
#12 · Quote Reply

If I were a robot, we're talking this level of design competence.

Seems pretty competent to me!

I see mobility, two grasping manipulators, at least one non-grasping manipulator (which appears to be double jointed even), paradolia exploiting decorations to use human pattern recognition to encourage better acceptance, binocular visual sensors, what appears to be a projectile delivery device centrally located as the "nose", wireless communication capability (absolute must), and ample built in storage that is centrally located.

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altkey (he\him) lemmy.dbzer0.com altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-26
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The point isn't to check whether you're human. That's a pretense. The goal is that you help their AI models to better distinguish objects. Essentially, you're being forced to help train their models. They just can't label it that way.

Are we all drone pilots helping them to bomb someone's home these days?

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Aralakh lemmy.ca Aralakh@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-08
#14 · (edited) Quote Reply

off-topic

What's the anime screenshot source? Have seen it so many times and realize I've never known

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CrypticCoffee Moderator CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-10
#15 · (edited) Quote Reply

The rules are against them but this has a lot of up votes so I'll let it slide.

I won't lose sleep about one or two but don't personally don't want to see them dominate the community. There are enough "haha, meme" communities without turning this into one. This community is to help folk in their journey to de-googling which is a difficult and challenging process. It isn't anti-google. Hating google is unproductive and solves nothing, but actively moving away from a company with so little respect for privacy is fantastic.

I don't see how this meme helps folk to transition away, so feels real low value to me.

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James R Kirk startrek.website Kirk@startrek.website
Joined: 2025-03-01
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#16 · Quote Reply

The rules are against them but this has a lot of up votes so I'll let it slide. I won't lose sleep about one or two but don't personally don't want to see them dominate the community. There are enough "haha, meme" communities without turning this into one. This community is to help folk in their journey to de-googling which is a difficult and challenging process. It isn't anti-google. Hating go...

I highly appreciate this policy and wish more Lemmy and Piefed communities had it!

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Funkt4st1c lemmy.world Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-30
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The rules are against them but this has a lot of up votes so I'll let it slide. I won't lose sleep about one or two but don't personally don't want to see them dominate the community. There are enough "haha, meme" communities without turning this into one. This community is to help folk in their journey to de-googling which is a difficult and challenging process. It isn't anti-google. Hating go...

Critiquing Windows in memes like this are what lead me to daily drive linux. Memes are used as literal, proven and admitted, propaganda machines because they do work.

I do agree they have their places and this may not be one of them, however; once you're here, youre probably already convinced "Google bad"

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CrypticCoffee Moderator CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-10
#18 · (edited) Quote Reply

Critiquing Windows in memes like this are what lead me to daily drive linux. Memes are used as literal, proven and admitted, propaganda machines because they do work. I do agree they have their places and this may not be one of them, however; once you're here, youre probably already convinced "Google bad"

I appreciate that point and always good to see what works. I don't think they're a bad thing per se. Everything is good in moderation. I think !Linuxmemes@lemmy.world and similar are better positioned for that than this community. I'm sure the privacy communities will always have that content to hook folk in. I guess I see our goal as when folk are hooked in, how can we help them continue that journey. We are a wee bit niche and specialised and many communities may struggle on Lemmy with that.

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zikzak025 lemmy.world zikzak025@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-24
#19 · Quote Reply

Are we all drone pilots helping them to bomb someone's home these days?

Select all squares with

hospitals sheltering terrorists

If there are none, try again

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Solrac lemmy.world Solrac@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
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calmblue75 lemmy.ml calmblue75@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2024-10-06
#21 · Quote Reply

There is not much of a choice. You can stop using google for search, email, etc., but how are you going to stop other websites from adding google recaptcha?

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tio_bira lemmy.dbzer0.com tio_bira@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-06-29
#22 · (edited) Quote Reply

google knows where you live, but they don't know who is controlling the devices you have connected on internet, the ddos are using real devices like, routers, smart stuff, roombas, and pirate TV devices to turn then in zombie for attacks.

Edit: fuck google, ain't defend them just showing the terrible truth behind all the smart stuff, not only google is affected, genuine services are also, like Cloudflare

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Solrac lemmy.world Solrac@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
#23 · Quote Reply

There is not much of a choice. You can stop using google for search, email, etc., but how are you going to stop other websites from adding google recaptcha?

Just because sites use ReCaptcha, doesn't mean you have to use a google account.
Please, don't mix these two.
If a site starts demanding a google account, that is a site that has outlived its usability.

I stopped using Google because of it's creepy invasive practices (have you checked your "my Acitvity" page yet?) and now I'm looking into blocking Google Analytics once I realized they keep asking for canvas context (so, hardware information). Similar to Meta's Pixel. Both actual spyware plagues.

I won't expect everyone to be tech savvy. But Friends don't let friends use the internet without Ad+Tracker Blockers. Either set up a Device-level DNS (ie AdGuard DNS, Quad9, etc) and/or Set up host-level blocking (like StevenBlack's Unified Lists) you can do this at the device level, or local network level.

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