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Yahoo Open Sources a Deep Learning Model For Classifying Pornographic Images (venturebeat.com)
New submitter OWCareers writes: Yahoo today announced its latest open-source release: a model that can figure out if images are specifically pornographic in nature. The system uses a type of artificial intelligence called deep learning, which involves training artificial neural networks on lots of data (like dirty images) and getting them to make inferences about new data. The model that's now available on GitHub under a BSD 2-Clause license comes pre-trained, so users only have to fine-tune it if they so choose. The model works with the widely used Caffe open source deep learning framework. The team trained the model using its now open source CaffeOnSpark system.
The new model could be interesting to look at for developers maintaining applications like Instagram and Pinterest that are keen to minimize smut. Search engine operators like Google and Microsoft might also want to check out what's under the hood here.The tool gives images a score between 0 to 1 on how NSFW the pictures look. The official blog post from Yahoo outlines several examples.
The new model could be interesting to look at for developers maintaining applications like Instagram and Pinterest that are keen to minimize smut. Search engine operators like Google and Microsoft might also want to check out what's under the hood here.The tool gives images a score between 0 to 1 on how NSFW the pictures look. The official blog post from Yahoo outlines several examples.
Now all you have to have is a good definition of what is pornographic. Personally I find gratuitous violence to be pornographic.
putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
Is that what they're calling it nowadays?
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Great it's about time ADs got this kind of treatment.
now with AI
Glad to hear AI is finally being used for a benevolent purpose: To more easily locate pornographic images! So now we can just bypass the Google images search with safe search off when we're looking for stuff for the spankbank, right? And, practically overnight, Yahoo! becomes relevant yet again.
What possible uses does this have other than censorship?
My thoughts exactly.
We may have finally managed to out-weird the Japanese.
I am afraid that the origin of the world will be considered pornographic by any algorithm capable of identifying it. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if many people actually think it is pornographic.
Who cares about filtering these images? I want to hook this up to an internet spider and have it go out and fetch me a vast collection of glorious pornographic images.
If it can tell various types of porn apart then it can categorize, um, my friend's collection he keeps meaning to organize.
Classify THIS Mariss.
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"open source"? "pornography classification"?
I see no possible way this could go awry.
Do carry on.
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If this like the inverse of the classic excuse for Playboy? "I only read it for the examples!"
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So deep learning way about learning how to deep throat without choking the whole time?
Schwing!
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Great,
But can it detect duplicates and organize it by category for me?
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I think you overestimate the power of porn.
Actually, "Nazi Germany" wasn't quite as uptight with regards to nudity as today's USA is - on 10th July 1942, for example, the Nazi regime generally allowed naked bathing in open waters in a new "Reichsverordnung".
New challenge, find an image that gives a perfect 1 score
You can feed an image to this network and use backpropagation to compute the gradient of the NSFW score with respect to the pixel values in the input. A few steps of gradient ascent/descent and you'll get a spiced up/down version of the original image. I believe this is roughly what DeepDream does. The results could be hilarious. It is very possible that Yahoo has inadvertently created an open-source porn generator.
Any takers?
*knock knock* "What are you doing in there in the bathroom, son?"
*furtive rustling noises* "I'm, uh, doing Deep Learning, mom!"
"But Jimmy, you've been in there for hours!"
"Uh, yeah, mom, but there's a lot of sites- I mean, ummm material to look at."
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Yes, this is excellent! With this available, now I won't have to suffer with non-pornographic image retrievals and suggestions any more from these stupid image search engines. Finally!
Wait, it does what?
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Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...
Why not crowdsource it instead of fancy AI? I'm sure we could find some diligent and hardworking teenagers who'd be willing to do this for minimum wage. They could get invaluable experience working a 9 to 5. That would help build some character.
Well, this is hands down the winner of this discussion! If only I had mod points.
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Do you think the software that analyzes the porn will do it until it goes blind or until it is wearing thick glasses?
The tool gives images a score between 0 to 1 on how NSFW the pictures look.
Wake me when the things turns it up to 11.
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So it doesn't classify porn images, just works out if they are.
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