Man tried to sell 150,000 poop photos he collected via AI app
A man attempted to sell a collection of 150,000 images of feces that he gathered using an AI app. The app, called PoopCheck, allowed users to upload photos of their stool, which were then analyzed and classified. This unusual database was marketed as potentially useful for machine learning and medical research.
- ▪The user, known as Ill_Car_7351, claimed to have collected images from 25,000 contributors.
- ▪The images were categorized using the Bristol Stool Scale for analysis.
- ▪The seller expressed difficulty in finding buyers for his database of poop images.
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Man tried to sell 150,000 poop photos he collected via AI app Séamus Bellamy 12:11 pm Mon May 18, 2026 Valentina Vectors/shutterstock.com When Boing Boing alum Cory Doctorow coined the phrase enshittification, I'm positive he didn't see this coming. Today's newsletter from 404 Media tells the tale of an everyday data hero whose coding science is tight. Unfortunately, in a thread on Reddit, he explains that, with the help of AI, he has used his powers for evil. The post, made by a user named Ill_Car_7351, advertised a database of poop images collected by an AI poop-analyzing app he launched several years ago. Basically, 25,000 people had been photographing their poop and uploading it to his app.
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