Nudity detector in JavaScript and HTML canvas

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4 pointsjakerella864 comments

First, will some kind of AI/Deep Learning make these ad hoc nudity detectors obsolete? How fast?

Second, does anybody seriously use this stuff? It's not hard to make synthetic images that trigger "Nudity!" but are very clearly not nude, and also not even human.

Yeah, sure. The guys who do consumer PC repairs. Let that sink in.

OK. I let it sink in, and I can see it going both ways.

1. The guys who do consumer PC repairs run quick-n-dirty nudity detectors just to find the porn stashes that are on almost every single PC. Because they need that extra set of Hayden Winters or something.

2. The guys who do consumer PC repairs use quick-n-dirty nudity detection to avoid opening customer's sensitive files because of the Sacred Repairman's Oath, and the desire to be discreet and ultra-professional.

I give up - which on is it?

Well, the principle of least surprise says the former.

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