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1.1B is tiny.

Given that FB & IG combined have ~0.5B photos uploaded daily, this effectively translates to training data from just a few days of user generated content.

https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/facebook-statistics/#:~:text....

https://www.zippia.com/advice/instagram-statistics/#:~:text=....



They are using only the publicly available photos. Not the ones you share only with friends.


But is it tiny with respect to the volume of data required to create a good model and the compute costs associated with the training and operation of that model?


And once they notice no one gives a sh* they’ll throw 100b at it, then more…..




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