From chatbots to adbots: sharing your thoughts with advertisers

Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Joker@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5472/chatbots-adbots-sharing-your-thoughts-advertisers

AI chatbots are now in everyday use both across different industries and recreationally. In this blog, we consider the growing possibility that these AI tools are the next home of the multi-billion-dollar advertising industry. We look at examples from some AI companies that have already announced demos of sponsored ads in their AI chatbot tools, and discuss why this is dangerous territory for users.

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astro_ray@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
oh my, I didn't see that coming. That was such a shock.

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Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Tick tock, the hundreds of billions of dollars tossed into the AI hole is looking for its return, any second now…

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hendrik@palaver.p3x.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Ultimately, the same thing applies to all internet services. If you're paying for a service by watching advertisements, they have to show them to you. I'll be an additional line in your mail inbox, mixed with the messages. Or an ad in-between the posts of social media. In between the list of news articles. And of course for AI serviced that include advertising, it needs to be the same.

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kat_angstrom@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yes, but how many Ads for (Car Brand) do I need to see before I’ll buy a vehicle from (Car Brand)?

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