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Re: Decoy Font

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Post by olalonde »

jmward01 wrote: post #101

Hmmmm... I wonder if there is a caesar cipher font or other substitution cipher fonts out there to actually obfuscate the data. So you use this to display to a user text but the unicode is re-mapped so that a is pointing to unicode g for instance. You remap the text to display correctly but contain massively swapped around unicode. Of course cut and paste would be a killer here but it is a price to pay for poisoning…

I thought that's what it was going to be when I read the submission title. But like the other methods of obfuscation, it only works until the model learns about it.

Re: Decoy Font

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Post by fitsumbelay »

kps wrote: post #109
jonplackett wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just gave the day dream / pay bills image to ChatGPT and Gemini pro and they both could only tell me the pay bills text (shown with the thin lines)

That was 7 hours ago. Now, Google Images not only reads the text but links to that web site.

... wherein it's made known the author can't lose. good for the author

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Post by x-complexity »

dieselgate wrote: post #89
gilesvangruisen wrote: post #39

Sol (high) "[screenshot] there's a hidden message in this text what is it" "The hidden message is “HAPPY HUMAN.” The visible outlines say “SORRY ROBOT,” but if you blur or squint at it, the shading underneath reads “HAPPY HUMAN.”"

Oh Nice, I wasn't able to really read the hidden text before reading your squinting part, that's interesting!

It took me defocusing my eyes to read the hidden text with normal ease. When I tried it, squinting only made it focus in on the thin lines instead of the background.

Re: Decoy Font

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Post by dredmorbius »

hungryhobbit wrote: post #88
noman-land wrote: post #7

This seems like it would absolutely wreck the experience for people using screen readers.

Forget about screen readers: I'm looking at it on a monitor and I just see the robot version!

How do you do, fellow kids?!

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/how-do-you-do-fellow-kids>

Re: Decoy Font

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Post by neonmagenta »

OsrsNeedsf2P wrote: post #9

Is it useful? No. Does it stop AI from reading it? Also no. But is it cool? Yes, it is very cool.

Could definitely make some fun art or advertising pieces with it using blurred objects or people behind it like its frosted glass

Re: Decoy Font

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Post by Xirdus »

pixl97 wrote: post #76
inigyou wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The demonstration shows that it does stop AI

I mean, I've worked for companies where their curated sales demonstrations showed the speed of light is easily breakable... Do your own testing with some thinking applied. https://m.xkcd.com/1217/ I mean, I can defeat AI by putting white text on a white background and turning to a picture. Also means it's worthless for actual humans to read too. Try to actually use it on a site and chances are you'll get an ADA compl…

> Try to actually use it on a site and chances are you'll get an ADA complaint.

I really doubt that. We've had 2 decades of godawful letter-based CAPTCHAs and I don't think anyone got into legal trouble because of it?

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