Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Thread




Hertz is using an AI-scanning system to find any dings on newly-returned rental cars:

> the system captures 1000s of high-res images when car enters and exits lot

> generates a damage report and sends to a human for review

> machine maker UVeye says it can “detect 5x more damage than manual checks” and “6x higher total value of damage captured”

The machine is currently at airports in Atlanta, Charlotte, Phoenix, Tampa and Houston.

While Hertz says only 3% of cars scanned by UVeye have had “billable damage”, customers that have been hit are really annoyed.

Some of the “damage” is minuscule based on photos provided.

Here is the kick in the nuts: if you get charged for repairs based on AI scan, the cost of UVeye usage is bundled into the fee.

I get the idea of standardizing rental damage reports, but having dealt with the byzantine world of car rental damages…this is guaranteed to be one the most annoying uses of AI in corporate America.

This total nickel and diming seems like somethign cooked up by McKinsey.

Neither Enterprise or Avis has jumped onto the trend and both still rely on “human led” analysis.



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Continued from here to separate the topics: https://christisking.cc/threads/the-epstein-docs.614/post-103300




Have you, the reader, noticed this as well?

Again,

And again,

And again...

All over the web, people continue to rely on questionable evidence as "proof", including images and videos which turn out to be manipulated. This also goes for countless supposed screenshots, images of Tweets, audio of political interviews, videos of war, etc.

Suspicious Weighing Options GIF


This is counter-productive to the intended message of the original communicator. Using fake images and videos to support an argument weakens both the believability of the argument AND the credibility of the person making the argument.

CiK and its members -- including myself -- are far from immune to the lure of these fakes. Indeed, by now we've all been fooled online, and in many cases, we were none the wiser about it. Fakery is only going to get better and better, which means more people getting fooled more often. This includes me and you.

If the accuracy of our perceptions is important, we can no longer take random data, especially images, audio, and videos at face value.

I'm confident that, in time, media and information-related AI will become a curse on humanity. "But it's saving so much time in my job!" That may be true for some people, yet it is already being used in ways too sick to describe here. Children in particular are incredibly vulnerable to both acute and chronic damage and exploitation.

Back when social media and online dating exploded, I came to the following conclusion (as did many others) about all things tech-related:

-->> Most people tend to be incredibly short-sighted. They have trouble thinking past the immediate benefits of 'new convenient things they like', to really consider their potential to generate longer-term problems. <<--

^ I've also realised that the above is especially true of people with not just low IQ, but also those with little to no stake in the future -- the athiests, the childless, etc. They are either not able, not willing, or not incentivised to think long-term.

Just on a psychological level, AI has already amplified cynicism and distrust on all sides.

A related quote follows from an article 'The Looming Shadow of Doubt: Why AI Makes Us Question Everything'
The Psychological Toll: Trust Fatigue

The constant barrage of potentially false or manipulated information leads to trust fatigue. The mental energy required to critically evaluate every piece of content becomes exhausting. This can result in:

Pervasive Doubt: A constant, nagging suspicion about almost all online content, even from seemingly legitimate sources.
Disengagement: Some individuals may simply give up on trying to verify information, becoming apathetic or retreating into their own trusted, often echo-chambered, sources.
Increased Polarization: When a shared understanding of objective reality erodes, societal divisions deepen. Different groups operate with entirely different sets of “facts,” making constructive dialogue almost impossible.
Vulnerability to Manipulation: Paradoxically, this distrust can make people more susceptible to manipulation. Desperate for something to believe, they might latch onto emotionally resonant or conspiratorial narratives, even if they lack credible backing.
Source

It's too late for quick fixes now

When it comes to judging information online, in time those who value objectivity will be forced to take a few steps back before making firm conclusions about anything.

There are no easy solutions, because it requires more time and effort to verify information. And sometimes this will mean we can only state with confidence that "I'm not sure" or "I don't know". On an individual level some baseline responses involves the following as a start:

Enhanced Media and AI Literacy: Education is paramount. We need to equip individuals with the skills to critically evaluate information, understand how AI works, recognize synthetic media, and identify algorithmic biases.

^ Grandma will still need isolation from the internet to be safe, as fake video call scams are going to keep getting scary-good sooner rather than later.

And even more importantly:
Cultivating Critical Thinking: We must foster environments that encourage reasoned analysis, open dialogue, and a healthy skepticism towards all information, regardless of its source

Less finger waving, more chin stroking.

Duck Dynasty Flirt GIF by DefyTV


CIK readers know by now that a simple MSM / Google search is rarely enough to confidently determine anything, especially in cases of controversial topics. There has long been an insidious misinformation campaign waged through big tech to censor, manipulate, and bias search results in favour of certain ideologies, organisations and groups.

Example news article:
Media company AllSides’ latest bias analysis found that 63% of articles that appeared on Google News over two weeks were from left-leaning media outlets — a 2% increase from 2022, when 61% of articles on the aggregator were from liberal outlets.

By contrast, the number of right-leaning news sources picked up by Google News in 2023 was 6%, a relative improvement from the paltry 3% the previous year.

AI generation has made this even WORSE, because it encourages short cuts in cognitive decision-making and information gathering. This means even less critical thinking and diligent research. The mass manufacturing of NPCs has already begun.

Example research article:
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
by Michael Gerlich
Published: 3 January 2025
...The findings revealed a significant negative correlation between frequent AI tool usage and critical thinking abilities, mediated by increased cognitive offloading. Younger participants exhibited higher dependence on AI tools and lower critical thinking scores compared to older participants. Furthermore, higher educational attainment was associated with better critical thinking skills, regardless of AI usage. These results highlight the potential cognitive costs of AI tool reliance, emphasising the need for educational strategies that promote critical engagement with AI technologies. This study contributes to the growing discourse on AI’s cognitive implications, offering practical recommendations for mitigating its adverse effects on critical thinking. The findings underscore the importance of fostering critical thinking in an AI-driven world, making this research essential reading for educators, policymakers, and technologists.

So, despite the supposed mass amount of information online, getting to the bottom of any issue is now fraught with new dangers -- fakery the likes of which have never been seen in human history. The latest Mission Impossible movie, The Final Reckoning, even used similar themes in its opening exposition:

Conclusion

If dissidents want their claims to be taken seriously, they need to think twice before copy-pasting an image they found on a Telegram channel as evidence for their claim.

I hope that more posters continue to apply greater uncertainty and scepticism towards information they use in backing their own positions, not just towards positions from an opposing side.

Even a simple note like "this could be AI, I haven't verified the source" accompanying a post could add more tentativity and less finality to any conclusions drawn.

Happy sleuthing guys, and all the best.

Related discussions


See section 3 'Strength of Evidence' here:
 
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Continued from here to separate the topics: https://christisking.cc/threads/the-epstein-docs.614/post-103300




Have you, the reader, noticed this as well?

Again,

And again,

And again...

All over the web, people continue to rely on questionable evidence as "proof", including images and videos which turn out to be manipulated. This also goes for countless supposed screenshots, images of Tweets, audio of political interviews, videos of war, etc.

Suspicious Weighing Options GIF


This is counter-productive to the intended message of the original communicator. Using fake images and videos to support an argument weakens both the believability of the argument AND the credibility of the person making the argument.

CiK and its members -- including myself -- are far from immune to the lure of these fakes. Indeed, by now we've all been fooled online, and in many cases, we were none the wiser about it. Fakery is only going to get better and better, which means more people getting fooled more often. This includes me and you.

If the accuracy of our perceptions is important, we can no longer take random data, especially images, audio, and videos at face value.

I'm confident that, in time, media and information-related AI will become a curse on humanity. "But it's saving so much time in my job!" That may be true for some people, yet it is already being used in ways too sick to describe here. Children in particular are incredibly vulnerable to both acute and chronic damage and exploitation.

Back when social media and online dating exploded, I came to the following conclusion (as did many others) about all things tech-related:

-->> Most people tend to be incredibly short-sighted. They have trouble thinking past the immediate benefits of 'new convenient things they like', to really consider their potential to generate longer-term problems. <<--

^ I've also realised that the above is especially true of people with not just low IQ, but also those with little to no stake in the future -- the athiests, the childless, etc. They are either not able, not willing, or not incentivised to think long-term.

Just on a psychological level, AI has already amplified cynicism and distrust on all sides.

A related quote follows from an article 'The Looming Shadow of Doubt: Why AI Makes Us Question Everything'

Source

It's too late for quick fixes now

When it comes to judging information online, in time those who value objectivity will be forced to take a few steps back before making firm conclusions about anything.

There are no easy solutions, because it requires more time and effort to verify information. And sometimes this will mean we can only state with confidence that "I'm not sure" or "I don't know". On an individual level some baseline responses involves the following as a start:



^ Grandma will still need isolation from the internet to be safe, as fake video call scams are going to keep getting scary-good sooner rather than later.

And even more importantly:


Less finger waving, more chin stroking.

Duck Dynasty Flirt GIF by DefyTV


CIK readers know by now that a simple MSM / Google search is rarely enough to confidently determine anything, especially in cases of controversial topics. There has long been an insidious misinformation campaign waged through big tech to censor, manipulate, and bias search results in favour of certain ideologies, organisations and groups.

Example news article:


AI generation has made this even WORSE, because it encourages short cuts in cognitive decision-making and information gathering. This means even less critical thinking and diligent research. The mass manufacturing of NPCs has already begun.

Example research article:



So, despite the supposed mass amount of information online, getting to the bottom of any issue is now fraught with new dangers -- fakery the likes of which have never been seen in human history. The latest Mission Impossible movie, The Final Reckoning, even used similar themes in its opening exposition:

Conclusion

If dissidents want their claims to be taken seriously, they need to think twice before copy-pasting an image they found on a Telegram channel as evidence for their claim.

I hope that more posters continue to apply greater uncertainty and scepticism towards information they use in backing their own positions, not just towards positions from an opposing side.

Even a simple note like "this could be AI, I haven't verified the source" accompanying a post could add more tentativity and less finality to any conclusions drawn.

Happy sleuthing guys, and all the best.

Related discussions


See section 3 'Strength of Evidence' here:
Well done @Steady Hands I could not have expressed it any better myself, right down to the reference to the latest Mission Impossible movie.

Sadly it all seems to be progressing as you've outlined. With so much information out there that's difficult to verify, my default response has been to adopt a glazed look of indifference. 90% of people seem to have already made up their mind, and wasting time trying to persuade them otherwise doesn't please me. Against the most relentless howlers, I've simply resorted to hitting the "Ignore" button.
 


Delta Airlines to begin using artificial intelligence algorithms to scrape your emails and more to determine the maximum amount you’re willing to spend on tickets, then adjust your price

Example: If you have a death in the family, they’ll know it’s urgent and the price will go up

‘Delta says it's "fully reengineering how we price" airfare - leaning into Al algorithms that set the maximum price you're willing to spend, based on surveillance technology. About 3% of Delta's domestic ticket prices are now determined by artificial intelligence - and Delta plans to raise that to 20% by the end of the year.’ - More Perfect Union

“Delta Airlines just announced on their earnings call that they're going to start using some of these algorithms to price some of their tickets.

And imagine a world in which you have a death in the family, you have to go home for a funeral. And they know that through scraping your email, that is, you know, announcing when the service is going to be. They know you're in a tight spot, and so you're going to be charged much more because of that.

There's so much data collected about individual people by data brokers, by this whole shadowy ecosystem that's just tracking you through your phone, through your browsing history.

— There is a serious worry that companies will be able to do this.”

Imagine how many other businesses are going to start doing the same thing.
 

Normies most affected. Everyone with a brain knows that bad things are coming. Not sure who this fear porn is for? Normies? They can do a lot worse than make airfare expensive and will.

What I've realized is I have an advantage. As the normies become more agitated about the state of things the government is going to hit them hard and fast. Like in war, the government is going for maximum impact. It wants the highest value target. It wants to break the masses. They will ban meat, they will ban the internet, ban international flights, whatever. Normies are getting hit hard in the coming subjugation SMO.

Considering the normies never had my back during the decline there's no reason to for me to have their back. They caused the problem now they can fight for the solution. There's no reason for me to stand in the epicenter. All I have do is to survive. They ban the internet? Who cares, I'm already red pilled. Just step out of the way. It's stupid for people like me to have an expectation of normality in the future. That's the realm of the normie, just hope for the "best". The only thing I can do is prepare, in this example prepare not to fly. As long as I can do that I'm good.
 
What I've realized is I have an advantage. As the normies become more agitated about the state of things the government is going to hit them hard and fast. Like in war, the government is going for maximum impact. It wants the highest value target. It wants to break the masses. They will ban meat, they will ban the internet, ban international flights, whatever. Normies are getting hit hard in the coming subjugation SMO.
Yes, this will begin with increasing monetary fluidity/liquidity at the end of this year, which will make the economy run hot but also guarantee major increase in the cost of living for decades. Within 3-5 years the changes in life will be even more drastic, as the disruption grows closer to exponential versus spotty, having started of course in 2020 in earnest.
Considering the normies never had my back during the decline there's no reason to for me to have their back.
After I tried for a long time to tell people about things, and realize they either don't care, argue back, or are incapable (for whatever reason), I resorted to this line of thinking - not that we control anything anyway. It's a different version of "enjoy the decline" that is really just, "You can't make them drink, so just plan yourself and think about those close to you". Increasingly, I saw the population boom just produce normies that are closer to the matrix participants that are so hooked to the system, any disruption will pit them against you. It's sad, but this is how life and the times are, and we all know here things have only been getting worse.
The only thing I can do is prepare, in this example prepare not to fly. As long as I can do that I'm good.
This is yet another call to those who don't realize that in a certain sense, it doesn't matter what you believe. It matters what you do. And if you don't have BTC, or other plans (notice few people do, most normies don't, old normies certainly don't) you aren't prepared for what is coming. And it is coming regardless of whether you did your homework or not.
 
Normies most affected. Everyone with a brain knows that bad things are coming. Not sure who this fear porn is for? Normies? They can do a lot worse than make airfare expensive and will.

What I've realized is I have an advantage. As the normies become more agitated about the state of things the government is going to hit them hard and fast. Like in war, the government is going for maximum impact. It wants the highest value target. It wants to break the masses. They will ban meat, they will ban the internet, ban international flights, whatever. Normies are getting hit hard in the coming subjugation SMO.

Considering the normies never had my back during the decline there's no reason to for me to have their back. They caused the problem now they can fight for the solution. There's no reason for me to stand in the epicenter. All I have do is to survive. They ban the internet? Who cares, I'm already red pilled. Just step out of the way. It's stupid for people like me to have an expectation of normality in the future. That's the realm of the normie, just hope for the "best". The only thing I can do is prepare, in this example prepare not to fly. As long as I can do that I'm good.
It doesn't just apply to Normies. It apply to you, me, anyone on the Left, Right, etc. Read up on Unz's (((Palantir))). Government is building a database on all U.S. Citizens.

Also, read below Ron Paul's post (June 16, 2025) called "Great Big Ugly Surveillance State" about an executive order signed by Trump.
On March 20, President Trump signed an executive order “Eliminating Information Silos.” The order directed heads of federal agencies to make sure officials designated by the president “have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and information technology systems.” The executive order did not attract much attention until it was more recently revealed that the administration was working with tech company Palantir to create a database containing all information collected by all federal agencies on all US citizens.

A database consisting of all the information of American citizens collected by the various federal agencies such as the Social Security Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Pentagon would be a major step in creating a total surveillance state. This database could come in handy to future Dr. Faucis seeking to enforce mask and vaccine mandates. Those with access to this database could see personal health records, education records, and tax returns. They may even be able to see how many firearms individuals have purchased and if they were associated with any organizations the government had labeled “extremist.”


Despite the obvious threat to liberty the “big ugly database” poses, some commentators and “influencers” who would normally oppose, or at least be skeptical of, expansion of the surveillance state are supporting it because they believe it will be used to locate illegal immigrants. Some conservatives are supporting this proposal because it will help identify students who have publicly opposed the U.S. government’s support for Israel’s actions in Gaza. Ironically, many of those supporting government cracking down on “anti-Israel” students came to fame (and in some cases fortune) as critics of “wokeness” and cancel culture.

The abandonment of liberty because fear drives people to trust government promises of safety is a phenomenon we have witnessed several times this century. An obvious example is the way many former friends of freedom supported the PATRIOT Act and other infringements on liberty following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. We also saw it during the covid hysteria when many embraced mask and vaccine mandates. Following the 2008 market meltdown, normally rather staunch opponents of government intervention supported the bailouts because they agreed with then-President George W. Bush who said he had “abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system.”

Palantir, founded in 2003, has worked on helping government become more efficient at collecting and storing information about US citizens. The company, which was named after the seeing stones from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, is one of the first companies to see the potential in the surveillance-industrial complex that developed following 9-11 and the PATRIOT Act. Palantir is literally the creation of the surveillance state since one of its early investors was In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm controlled by the CIA.

Those discouraged by the surveillance state’s continued expansion under President Trump should be encouraged that more Americans than ever, including many who voted for President Trump, are seeing through the lie that the only way we can be safe is to surrender our liberty to politicians, bureaucrats, and crony capitalism. This should inspire us to redouble our efforts to spread the message of liberty.
 
It doesn't just apply to Normies. It apply to you, me, anyone on the Left, Right, etc. Read up on Unz's (((Palantir))). Government is building a database on all U.S. Citizens.

Also, read below Ron Paul's post (June 16, 2025) called "Great Big Ugly Surveillance State" about an executive order signed by Trump.

How do you think this turns out?
 
From the article:

Dr Ron Paul knew what to do from Day One.
He articulated it very nicely during his Presidential campaigns.
The ONLY solution is to radically slash Gubmint and abolish entire departments.
Those that remain will have limited budgets and limited powers.

This ‘Limited Gubmint’ will be encouraged to be MORE efficient – not less.
ie: become more efficient at those tasks that increase the peace and prosperity of the citizenry.
(As opposed to being more efficient at spying/micromanaging the lives of its citizens, as the Dept of Homeland Security and the other three letter agencies are doing).
They will operate within strictly defined parameters that prevent them from mischief making as much as possible.

That is correct. It's always been the most American thing, to boot.

Whether it happens at this point is doubtful, and to be honest, very unlikely. Only if that's how it is rebuilt, in reality, will we see that. If ever.
 
How do you think this turns out?
I honestly don't know how it turns out. And I doubt America will ever be rebuilt in my lifetime due to influx of illegal/legal immigrants with incompatible values.

Come, let us worship and fall down before Him,
And let us weep before the Lord who made us;
- Psalms 94 (95):6

Edit. Personal observations: two things I noticed quickly during my domestic and international travels over the past year: Real ID is required if an American plan to fly within the U.S. (domestic flights) and biometrics are rapidly being used if traveling internationally.
 
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I honestly don't know how it turns out. And I doubt America will ever be rebuilt in my lifetime due to influx of illegal/legal immigrants with incompatible values.

Come, let us worship and fall down before Him,
And let us weep before the Lord who made us;
- Psalms 94 (95):6

Edit. Personal observations: two things I noticed quickly during my domestic and international travels over the past year: Real ID is required if an American plan to fly within the U.S. (domestic flights) and biometrics are rapidly being used if traveling internationally.
I came home from Europe yesterday and when I went through US customs, they didn't need to see my passport. I stood in front of a scanner, and the facial recognition system verified me.
 
Do they still have Global Entry lines, though?
They do. It was another line off to the side from the regular one for US Citizens. I didn't know the particulars about it, but I just looked it up. You have to pay $120/year for this and that gets you a background check that clears you for expedited entry.

This is a complete joke, because the government already has all that info in their files already, along with your facial recognition and social profiles and your complete movements for the past 15 years as collected from your phone's location tracking.

As if they need to do a special background check to see if you are clear. A background check collects the background information from government records!
 

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