Comic #5271: hack
Description
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Panel 1:
- Background: Light green with a wall on the right side.
- Characters: Two seated figures and a third standing.
- Left character: A woman with short brown hair and a grey shirt, looking serious.
- Middle character: A man with glasses and a green shirt, looking slightly smug.
- Right character: A woman with medium-length brown hair wearing a dark shirt, exhibiting a neutral expression.
- Text:
- Upper left: “PEOPLE HAVE TRIED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS THAT LEARN FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. INEVITABLY THEY TURN SEXIST AND RACIST BECAUSE THEIR TRAINING DATA IS FROM RACISTS AND SEXISTS.”
- Right character’s thought bubble: “WE ARE BROKEN.”
Panel 2:
- Background: Similar, showing walls.
- Same characters are present, with the middle character looking enthusiastic.
- Text:
- Middle character: “SURE, BUT WHATEVER. THE POINT IS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A WHOLE NEW KIND OF HACK!”
- Right character’s thought bubble: “MORE AND MORE COMPUTER SYSTEMS USE MACHINE LEARNING. PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS WILL STILL WANT TO BUY IT! EVENTUALLY, EVERY DEVICE WILL HAVE IT FOR NO REASON!”
Panel 3:
- Background: Similar to previous panels.
- Same characters, with expressions of realization and intrigue.
- Text:
- Left character: “SO…”
- Middle character: “SO, JUST BY CONNECTING IT TO SOCIAL MEDIA, WE CAN FORCE DOUCHEY TRAINING DATA ON ANY APPLIANCE.”
- Right character: “MY GOD.”
Panel 4:
- Background: Light pink header with white text.
- Two different positions of characters, one holding a smartphone.
- Text:
- Upper part: “SEND 500 BITCOIN NOW OR YOUR WASHING MACHINE WILL BE STUCK LIKE THIS.”
- Thought bubble from left character: “LIKE WHAT?”
Panel 5:
- Background: Light blue, depicting a kitchen with a washing machine.
- Character featured has a beard and looks concerned.
- Text:
- Character: “I ONLY DO WHITE LAUNDRY.”
- Background shows a washing machine with a confused expression.
This comic satirizes the potential issues with machine learning systems and the absurdities of technology misuse.