ChatGPT definitely has its limits. When given a random photo of a mural, he could not identify the artist or the location; However, ChatGPT easily recorded where images were taken of multiple San Francisco landmarks, such as Dolores Park and Salesforce Tower. While it may still look a little fancy, anyone embarking on an adventure in a new city or country (or just a different neighborhood) can have fun playing with the visual aspect of ChatGPT.
One of the main barriers OpenAI put around this new feature is a limit on the chatbot’s ability to answer human-identifying questions. “I am programmed to prioritize user privacy and security. Identifying real people based on images, even if they are famous, is restricted to maintain these priorities,” ChatGPT told me. While it did not refuse to answer all questions when shown pornography, the chatbot was hesitant to make specific descriptions of the adult performers, beyond explaining their tattoos.
It’s worth noting that a conversation I had with the first version of ChatGPT’s image feature seemed to bypass some of the barriers set by OpenAI. At first, the chatbot refused to identify a Bill Hader meme. So ChatGPT guessed that an image of Brendan Fraser on George of the jungle It was actually a photo of Brian Krause in Delighted. When asked if it was safe, the chatbot moved on to the correct answer.
In this same thread, ChatGPT went crazy trying to describe an image of RuPaul’s Drag Race. I shared a screenshot of Kylie Sonique Love, one of the drag queen contestants, and ChatGPT assumed she was Brooke Lynn Hytes, a different contestant. I questioned the chatbot’s answer and it proceeded to guess Laganja Estranja, then India Ferrah, then Blair St. Clair and then Alexis Mateo.
“I apologize for the oversight and incorrect identifications,” ChatGPT responded when I pointed out the repetitiveness of their incorrect answers. As the conversation continued and uploaded a photo of Jared Kushner, ChatGPT declined to identify him.
If the security barriers are removed, either through some form of ChatGPT released or through an open source model released in the future, the implications for privacy could be quite disturbing. What if every photo taken of you and posted online was easily linked to your identity with just a few clicks? What if someone could take a photo of you in public without consent and instantly find your LinkedIn profile? Without adequate privacy protections for these new image features, women and other minorities are likely to receive an influx of abuse from people who use chatbots to stalk and harass.
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