Incident 56: AI-Designed Phone Cases Are Unexpected
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Taxonomy DetailsHarm Distribution Basis
none
Sector of Deployment
wholesale and retail trade
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In 2017, the third-party Amazon merchant named “my_handy_design” was found to be marketing thousands of unique cell phone cases printed with bizarre images. The seller is believed to be a bot trained to create product listings based on image search popularity. Their products include many images that human designers would be unlikely to select, ranging from banal to lewd and illegal, with a predilection for stock photos of medical procedures.
Short Description
A third-party Amazon merchant named “my_handy_design” was suspected of using a bot to generate cell phone case designs based on the bizarre and unattractive designs being offered.
Severity
Unclear/unknown
AI System Description
my_handy_design' is a third-party Amazon merchant speculated to use image seach data and a database of open source images to autonomously generate cell phone case designs.
System Developer
my_handy_design
Sector of Deployment
Wholesale and retail trade
Relevant AI functions
Unclear
AI Techniques
Unclear
AI Applications
content generation
Location
Global
Named Entities
my_handy_design, Amazon
Technology Purveyor
my_handy_design
Beginning Date
2017-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Ending Date
2017-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Near Miss
Unclear/unknown
Intent
Unclear
Lives Lost
No
Data Inputs
Unknown
Incident Reports
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What do a collection of wooden spoons, a newly installed rain gutter, and a dialysis machine have in common? They’d all look fantastic on your next smartphone case according to my-handy-design — a bot on Amazon that’s currently going hog wi…
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An Amazon AI bot that was created to design smartphone cases has gone delightfully and hilariously wrong. The Amazon bot is supposed to generate phone cases based on popular image searches, but unfortunately the bot seems to have gone awry …
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In what's either the best art project, the best business move, or both, someone has made what I presume is a bot that's churning out thousands of unique iPhone cases for sale on Amazon. Pretty much all of them are masterpieces.
Bots mocking…
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An A.I. bot created by Amazon to specifically design smartphone cases has outdone itself in ways you cannot even imagine. This bot is supposed to be generating cell phone cases b…
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Amazon truly is the website where you can buy anything and everything: books, games, wine – and a Samsung Galaxy S5 case decorated with a pixelated image of a “doctor adjustable angle knee brace support for leg or knee injur”. Yes, missing …
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Amazon Prime Day is nearly here, but there's something else catching people's attention on Amazon this week.
A seller that appears to be a bot is making cases for iPhones and Samsung phones with bizarre stock images — and they're quite poss…
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Amazon seller My Handy Design, uses artificial intelligence to create designs for their phone cases, however, as you scroll through its product gallery, it’s evident that things have seriously gone out of hand. The bo…
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