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ads is a by product. The aim of google is to build AI. For training AI, it needs access to all the data about you. Maybe, google has already succeeded and the s
by reacweb 10y ago
ads is a by product. The aim of google is to build AI. For training AI, it needs access to all the data about you. Maybe, google has already succeeded and the singularity has already happened ;-)
- _Understated_ 10y agoA by product of what? 86% of their profits come from advertising[1]. If that's not the definition of an ad company then I don't know what is. [1] - http://adage.com/article/digital/google-q4-2015-earnings/302462/ http://adage.com/article/digital/google-q4-2015-earnings/302...
- reacweb 10y agoThat is not the point. Money is just a mean. Read http://www.artificialbrains.com/google http://www.artificialbrains.com/google http://bigdata-madesimple.com/12-famous-quotes-on-artificial-intelligence-by-google-founders/ http://bigdata-madesimple.com/12-famous-quotes-on-artificial... http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/elon-musk-fears-larry-page/#1xruxWgyCSq7 http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/elon-musk-fears-larry-page/#1... http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460571,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460571,00.asp .
- theseatoms 10y agoMoney is absolutely not a mean. Google is a public company. Money is its ultimate end.
- reacweb 10y agoThere is a legal obligation to serve shareholders’ “best interests”. It is not exactly the same thing as either maximizing profits, or maximizing shareholder value. See http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/04/16/what-are-corporations-obligations-to-shareholders/corporations-dont-have-to-maximize-profits http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/04/16/what-are-cor...
- singham 10y agoBecause of people like you, I am able to strengthen my bullshit filter.
- reacweb 10y agolive in your own illusions