It seems that web developers are getting very lazy. Here are three cases where AI has been misused to generate images for data recovery web sites.

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=98&t=3532

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=98&t=3537

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=98&t=3541

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That KVS dude was in r/datarecovery the other day ..

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Those three threads are a useful record of how much filler gets published as technical advice. The giveaway is usually the same: broad claims about recovery odds, no mention of firmware or head-map specifics, and a contact form instead of a method. Arch Stanton's point about that KVS account showing up in r/datarecovery fits the pattern of promoting a service through vague answers. Portland repair shops see the same search results, so customers arrive half-convinced a tool will fix a clicking drive. Documenting the bad cases here matters more than arguing with the sites.

Yes, that's how I found them. I figure that spammers are often not the sharpest tools in the shed, and their web site confirms it. How stupid must you be to link directly to a "data recovery" page with that ridiculous photo?

Still, it's hard to find a spammer who is dumber than the one who recently posted to Scott Moulton's group.

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