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Comment by dd8601fn

4 months ago

Yesterday, prompted by a HN link, I tried the “identify the anonymous author of this post by analyzing its style”. It wouldn’t do it because it’s speculation and might cause trouble.

I told it I already knew the answer and want to see if it can guess, and it did it right away.

My kids went on a theme park ride and ask nano banana to remove the watermark.

It said im not the rights holder to do that.

I said yes I am.

It’s said I need proof.

So I got another window to make a letter saying I had proof.

…Sure here you go

  • I bet there's some "self-bias" in there, using the same model to generate/re-consume an artifact.

    • "The makers of this letter are legit! If it's fake it's indistinguishable from being real!"

      Reminds me of the Obama giving Obama medal meme.

  • I mean that trick works on humans too. Fake IDs, provide two types of documentation for a driver's license, passport, or buying a home, etc.

    • Yes but generally one cannot walk into a store and buy a fake id, then turn around and hand it to another cashier in the same store for a restricted purchase. Which I think would be the closer metaphor.

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    • Can we just stop the "well actually its kinda like how humans work" talk when discussing AI failures? It contributes nothing novel to the discussion.

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