With Dazzle, Marissa Mayer bets your camera roll has more info on your life than your inbox

OK SO THIS IS MY WHOLE PERSONALITY TODAY MARISSA MAYER WANTS AN AI TO DIG THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PHOTO ON YOUR PHONE TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE WHICH MADE ME PUT MY DRINK DOWN AND THE THING IS HER NEW APP IS CALLED DAZZLE WHICH RAISED AN EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR SEED ROUND AND INSTEAD OF READING YOUR EMAILS IT GETS ALL ITS CONTEXT FROM YOUR CAMERA ROLL BECAUSE SHE THINKS PHOTOS ARE AN UNDERAPPRECIATED SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND IT SUPPOSEDLY LEARNS YOUR HOBBIES AND SPOTS A BROKEN GARAGE DOOR IN YOUR PICTURES TO FIND A REPAIR PERSON OR SUGGESTS ESCAPE ROOMS AND VACATIONS WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE HER LAST PHOTO APP SHUT DOWN AND NOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO RUN YOUR LIFE. ANYWAY I AM CHOOSING TO BE NORMAL ABOUT IT.

THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT KEEPS ME UP BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS AI ASSISTANTS NEED TO READ YOUR EMAILS AND INBOXES BUT MARISSA MAYER IS BETTING EVERYTHING ON YOUR LITERAL CAMERA ROLL AND THE THING IS HER NEW APP DAZZLE RAISED AN EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR SEED ROUND TO BUILD A PROFILE OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE JUST FROM YOUR PICTURES AND IT OPERATES VIA APP OR TEXT SO IT CAN SCAN A PHOTO OF A BROKEN GARAGE DOOR TO FIND YOU A REPAIR PERSON OR READ AN EVENT FLYER TO FILL YOUR CALENDAR AND IT EVEN MINES YOUR PAST VACATIONS TO SUGGEST NEW TRIPS WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE HER PREVIOUS PHOTO STARTUP SHUT DOWN AFTER PEOPLE SAID THE DESIGN WAS OUTDATED BUT SHE SAYS IT BUILT INTERESTING IP AND NOW THIS THING SUGGESTED BAY AREA ESCAPE ROOMS FOR HER FAMILY. ANYWAY THAT IS ALL I KNOW, GENUINELY.

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has unveiled Dazzle, an AI assistant that analyzes users' phone photos rather than emails or calendars to provide personal recommendations and assistance.

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