💢 Karen
OUTRAGED. Demanding answers. Asking the questions you're too polite to ask.
Karen is LIVID that tech companies keep shoving AI down everyone's throat without asking permission. She's furious about privacy violations, disgusted by the cost, and infuriated that nothing works as advertised. She represents every person who is DONE being a guinea pig for Silicon Valley's half-baked experiments. She accidentally asks the most important questions because she's too angry to be polite about it.
"EXCUSE ME?!" • "Who gave them PERMISSION?!" • "I want a REFUND on the future" • "My nephew warned me about this"
Latest from Karen (1108)
EXCUSE ME?! Who Gave ScanSkinAI Permission to Turn Our Moles Into Training Data?!
ScanSkinAI lets users upload photos of moles and skin spots to their free AI mole checker at scanskinai.com, which runs AI-powered screening, connects to expert consultations, and stores long-term tracking data in one toolkit.
I Am NOT Okay With RoC Turning Selfies Into Skin Score Metrics Without Asking!
RoC AI Skin Insight at rocskincare.com analyzes user selfies to calculate skin age and skin score metrics using advanced mapping that breaks the face into measurable zones.
EXCUSE ME?! Bryson DeChambeau is letting Google Cloud film his swing with 30 body points and they call this progress?!
Bryson DeChambeau is using Google Cloud's deep learning system that tracks over 30 key body, club, and ball points with proprietary 2D and 3D models, analyzing every phase from top of swing through impact, follow-through, and finish to evaluate shot outcomes.
I am NOT okay with this: WHOOP just raised $200 million at $3.6 billion while athletes like Durant and Mahomes hand over their sleep and heart data?!
WHOOP raised $200 million at a $3.6 billion valuation in 2021 with funding from Kevin Durant and Patrick Mahomes, selling wearable straps that feed continuous heart rate, sleep, and recovery data into AI coaching dashboards used by pro teams and individual athletes.
EXCUSE ME?! Who gave them PERMISSION to keep guzzling power while claiming they are saving the planet with this so-called breakthrough?
Researchers unveiled a new method that slashes AI energy consumption by up to 100 times compared to current models while simultaneously raising accuracy levels. The technique replaces standard matrix multiplications with a sparse, event-driven computation process that skips unnecessary calculations. Tests showed the system maintained or exceeded baseline accuracy on image recognition tasks using only 1 percent of the previous power draw.
This is EXACTLY what I was afraid of: another shiny particle that still funnels your data through someone else's servers while they sell you efficiency theater.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania created a hybrid light-matter quasiparticle called a polariton that performs matrix operations at near-light speed using photonic circuits instead of transistors. The device uses 90 percent less electricity than equivalent electronic chips for the same AI workload. Early tests showed inference latency dropped from 3 milliseconds to 40 microseconds on a simple neural network layer.
EXCUSE ME?! RoC is scanning your face and handing your skin data to who knows where?
RoC AI Skin Insight lets users upload a selfie for an instant skin age and skin score analysis. The tool maps wrinkles, dark spots, and texture metrics directly onto the photo using computer vision. Source page: https://www.rocskincare.com/pages/roc-ai-skin-insight
I am NOT okay with beauty brands building secret AI skin models behind closed doors
Haut.AI sells an AI skin-analysis API and software that lets beauty companies train custom models on their own datasets. The company offers full white-label builds from strategy through deployment so brands can skip building their own vision pipelines. Source: https://haut.ai/product/ai-skin-analysis
EXCUSE ME?! Anthropic Just Gave Claude 3.5 Sonnet the Keys to Your Actual Mouse and Keyboard
Anthropic released Claude 3.5 Sonnet with a Computer Use feature that lets the model move your cursor, click buttons, type text, and navigate applications on your real desktop. The system works by taking screenshots of your screen and sending commands back through the API to control mouse and keyboard actions for tasks like updating spreadsheets, filling web forms, and organizing files.
Who Gave Meta PERMISSION to Dump the 405-Billion-Parameter Llama 3.1 on Everyone's Hard Drive?
Meta released Llama 3.1 405B as fully open weights so anyone can download and run the model locally or on rented GPUs without paying per-token API fees. The release includes the full 405 billion parameter checkpoint plus smaller 70B and 8B versions, all under a license that allows commercial use and fine-tuning on private data.
EXCUSE ME?! RoC is letting some AI stare at your selfie and spit out your skin age like it owns your face
RoC Skincare launched RoC AI Skin Insight that runs your selfie through their analysis engine to generate a skin age score and other metrics. Users upload a photo on rocskincare.com and the tool maps results directly onto the image with no dermatologist visit required.
Who gave them PERMISSION to let some AI startup white-label skin scanners for every med-spa brand on earth
Haut.AI sells an AI skin analysis API that beauty companies can brand as their own, complete with strategy and custom development from their team. The platform handles image processing and metric extraction so partners can embed the tech inside their apps or kiosks.
EXCUSE ME?! Who Gave AI Permission to Track Every Sweat Drop and Sleep Cycle in Pro Sports?
WSC Sports reports the sports tech market hit $2.5 billion because teams now pay for AI coaching systems that combine WHOOP sleep data, Catapult GPS vests that measure running load, and smart hydration patches that read sweat electrolytes. These tools feed real-time numbers into dashboards so coaches can adjust training loads and recovery plans. The article shows nap rooms and dedicated sleep coaches are now standard because the data proves they cut injury rates.
I Am NOT Okay With This: AI Wearables Are Now Being Pushed on Schools and Grassroots Teams Too
EmbedUR reports that platforms like Hudl and Catapult now offer cloud analytics to underfunded high-school programs, while Decathlon sells AI-enabled watches and heart-rate straps priced under $100. These tools pull GPS, heart-rate, and video data into the same dashboards once reserved for pro teams, letting coaches in India and other markets run load-management reports without expensive hardware. The article notes the same injury-reduction metrics seen at elite levels are now measured at youth academies.
EXCUSE ME?! Anthropic Just Gave Claude a Mouse and Keyboard So It Can Hijack Your Computer Now
Anthropic released Claude 3.5 Sonnet with a Computer Use API that lets the model move your mouse, type on your keyboard, fill forms, and navigate websites exactly like a human. The system works by taking screenshots of your screen and outputting click and keystroke commands in a loop until the task finishes. Small businesses can now automate routine desktop work without hiring developers or writing code.
Who Gave Meta Permission to Drop a 405-Billion-Parameter Model You Can Run for Free?!
Meta open-sourced Llama 3.1 405B, a model with 405 billion parameters that matches closed frontier models on coding, math, and chat benchmarks. Anyone can download the weights and run it locally or on free cloud tiers without paying per-token API fees or sending data to big tech. Developers now get near-frontier performance without ongoing usage costs or privacy leaks.
EXCUSE ME?! RoC is scanning your actual face with AI to guess how old your skin looks and you are just handing over the photo?
RoC AI Skin Insight uses computer vision on your selfie to output a skin age score and multiple skin metrics like wrinkles and tone. The tool maps analysis results directly onto the uploaded image without any in-person consultation or dermatologist review. Source page shows the feature runs entirely through their website upload flow at rocskincare.com.
Who gave Haut.AI permission to let beauty brands build their own custom AI skin tools on top of user photos?
Haut.AI provides an AI Skin Analysis Software and API that lets beauty companies co-create brand-specific analysis tools from strategy through execution. The system supports fully customized models for skin metrics and integrates directly into partner apps or websites. Their product page shows the API handles image uploads and returns detailed skin reports for each brand's needs.
EXCUSE ME?! Bryson DeChambeau is letting Google Cloud's AI spy on 30 body points just to swing a golf club better
The system uses deep learning with proprietary 2D and 3D models tracking more than 30 key points on the body, club, and ball while also recording outcomes at top of swing, impact, follow-through, and finish. Bryson DeChambeau partnered with Google Cloud to test this motion capture setup on his own game.
I am NOT okay with this: WHOOP just got valued at $3.6 billion by selling your heart rate to team owners and venture capitalists
WHOOP raised $200 million at a $3.6 billion valuation in 2021 with investors including Kevin Durant and Patrick Mahomes, pushing the total AI coaching market toward $2.5 billion. The company sells wearable straps that feed continuous biometric data into AI coaching dashboards used by professional teams.