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A Google Maps Street View image has gone viral after its AI mistakenly blurred a cow’s face while applying privacy filters meant for humans. The feature is designed to automatically blur human faces and license plates, but in this case it flagged a cow instead. The image quickly spread online with jokes like “Thank you Google Maps for protecting the cow’s privacy.” People had fun with it, turning it into puns and memes, including “anonymoos” and other animal jokes. The cow, standing in a field with its face blurred, became an unexpected internet moment. Some users also pointed out the irony, noting how a cow gets “privacy protection” while humans often share far more personal data online. It’s not the first time this has happened—Google’s system has mistakenly blurred animals before, including similar cases years ago, because it sometimes treats any face-like shape as a human face.
