Comment by IAmGraydon
2 days ago
Why would you go to all the trouble of creating a blog post about this but leave the EXIF data in the image and then proclaim that it probably works without the EXIF too? Why not remove the EXIF in the first place? The two EXIF-less examples given in the update very clearly show iconic landmarks, which makes guessing very easy.
I had already convinced myself through prior experiments that it wasn't using EXIF data, and decided not to spend extra time making my post 100% proof against cynics because I know from past experience that truly dedicated cynics will always find something to invalidate what they are reading.
I don't know how "iconic" that rocky outcrop in Madagascar is, to be honest. Google doesn't return much about it.
It absolutely tried to use EXIF data when I asked it to guess the location. Here is proof - https://imgur.com/a/CHde2Cx
I couldn't attach the chat directly since it's a temporary chat.
Right, but that's at least evident in the thinking trace. I added a note about that to my post.
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> truly dedicated cynics
I bet a lot of people (on HN at least) thought of "Does it use EXIF?" when they read the title alone, and got surprised that it was not the first thing you tested.
it doesn't use exif most times, it's able to do it consistently from google maps screenshots