Poison Your Data
The article discusses the concept of 'poisoning' data using a method called nightshade to render images unusable for model training. This approach is presented as a proactive measure against large corporations that may not respect data usage guidelines. The author expresses curiosity about the potential application of similar techniques for text data.
- ▪Nightshade can be used to poison images, making them unusable for model training.
- ▪This method is seen as a proactive measure against corporations that do not respect data usage policies.
- ▪The author is interested in exploring the use of nightshade and similar techniques for text data.
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poison your data 25 May, 2026 by using nightshade on an image, the image will be unusable for model training. this is a proactive measure - instead of relying on mega corps respecting robots.txt, we are poisoning our data. i wonder if something similar can be done with text (i am very petty). taken from the ai resist list i have not used the tool yet, but i have read up on it. thank you very very much izzy for bringing this gem to light! i am very curious to try nightshade. const $upvoteButton = document.querySelector('.upvote-button'); const $upvoteCount = document.querySelector('.upvote-count') fetch('/upvote-info/IPvQjfQvXkGPiusapvEj/').then(response => response.json()).then(data => { $upvoteCount.innerText = data.upvote_count; if (data.upvoted) { $upvoteButton.disabled = true…
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