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What Your Email Address Reveals About You: LLMs and Digital Footprints
What does your email address say about you?
This blog post explores this topic, and also presents a fun tool for users to see what an LLM knows about their email address. One of the biggest concerns in AI development is the potential for models to inadvertently memorize and disclose sensitive information from their training data. Professional Background: Domain names and username structure might indicate industry or occupation Cultural Background: Language patterns in usernames can suggest cultural or linguistic heritage Interests and Hobbies: Numbers or references in email addresses often reflect personal interests Location: Domain extensions and service providers can hint at geographical location Gender: names are often used in emails, which can reveal gender.
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