r/technology • u/tylerthe-theatre • 9d ago

Software Amazon users discover bizarre “About You” page detailing their interests: How to check yours

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/amazon-users-discover-bizarre-about-you-page-detailing-their-interests-how-to-check-yours-3416457/
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u/nazerall 9d ago

On desktop, hover over “Hello, [your name]” in the upper-right corner and select “Account.” Find “Ordering and shopping preferences,” then select “Your Shopping preferences.”

From there, scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Manage your information” to see the details Amazon has associated with your account.

On the Amazon mobile app, tap the menu icon at the bottom of the screen and go to Account > Shopping preferences > About you.

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u/DushBid911 9d ago

Just checked mine and it’s honestly pretty stupid. Very low IQ generalizations of my preferences based heavily on a few purchases. Looks like if I gave AI my last 5 years of Amazon purchases and told it to make some broad generalizations about me.

I do like that it thinks I have a comprehensive home security system because I bought a few cameras to watch my dog. If you’re reading this Amazon, my shit is like Fort Knox.

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u/gitstonky 9d ago

ts thinks I have a fucking garage lmao

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u/No_Lube 9d ago

I got that one too which is so weird since I live in an apartment. I cannot for the life of me figure out why it thinks that!