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Am I going to start getting targeted ads based on my build order and actions per minute?

SeoxyS 9y ago
This type of cheap humor doesn't really add much to the conversation. I presume you don't actually believe that to be true, and are just trying to bring up Facebook's entirely unrelated privacy issues (which have already been discussed on HN ad nauseam). How about discussing interesting AI tooling and research instead?
- Retric 9y ago
  Ehh, what I found funny as commentary on how far out of left field this is for Facebook. They want AI people to help them make money from advertising, so in effect they are doing this as advertising which actually does put it into their preview. From the right angle you can see it as one of those in soviet Russia jokes.
- whymauri 9y ago
  I thought it was pretty funny... it's ok to lighten up a bit.
  - keerthiko 9y ago
    Being funny is really not what people come to the hacker news comments for. While I appreciate a good chuckle as much as the next person, without more nuanced insight, or thought provoking perspective that I didn't see myself, or sharing relevant technical expertise, it's definitely wasting my time, and WILL get a downvote from me. I would be reddit for the snarky comments and to "lighten up a bit" on the same topic.
    - wetpaws 9y ago
      why so serious?
    - ethanwillis 9y ago
      Yea we come to the hacker news comments for the bikeshedding and west coast political bias!
- musage 9y ago
  The interesting questions around "AI" have been brought up by people like Joseph Weizenbaum, and HN as aggregate seems unable to discuss them anyway. > Facebook's entirely unrelated privacy issues They're not unrelated, it's still Facebook. They want many things under that umbrella, then the price is that one bad apple is enough to spoil the whole damn bunch. It's the bed they made for themselves, don't blame the messengers.
- ethanwillis 9y ago
  This type of comment doesn't really add much to the conversation. How about instead of presuming what someone means you respond to them as if they're being serious. We can definitely talk about the implications of AI like this on the current funding model of the internet. Or we could just all be annoying to each other.
zitterbewegung 9y ago
Why not ? It could suggest people to watch on twitch who are pros or there is a startup at YC that targets people who play competitively . Gamers are a lucrative market. We have GPGPUs thanks to us. I trained a deep learning network because my brother bought video cards. DJB even states to optimize your algorithms with gamers in mind .
- TeMPOraL 9y ago
  Made me think: if an AI analyzed my choice of race, my playstyle, build order execution, APM, etc. and suggested a particular skilled pro I'm most likely to learn from, I'd be really happy. This is the holy grail of targeted ads - very timely, very relevant. Alas, the past decade of experience with targeted ads doesn't give me much hope.

This type of cheap humor doesn't really add much to the conversation. I presume you don't actually believe that to be true, and are just trying to bring up Facebook's entirely unrelated privacy issues (which have already been discussed on HN ad nauseam). How about discussing interesting AI tooling and research instead?

Retric 9y ago
Ehh, what I found funny as commentary on how far out of left field this is for Facebook. They want AI people to help them make money from advertising, so in effect they are doing this as advertising which actually does put it into their preview. From the right angle you can see it as one of those in soviet Russia jokes.
whymauri 9y ago
I thought it was pretty funny... it's ok to lighten up a bit.
- keerthiko 9y ago
  Being funny is really not what people come to the hacker news comments for. While I appreciate a good chuckle as much as the next person, without more nuanced insight, or thought provoking perspective that I didn't see myself, or sharing relevant technical expertise, it's definitely wasting my time, and WILL get a downvote from me. I would be reddit for the snarky comments and to "lighten up a bit" on the same topic.
  - wetpaws 9y ago
    why so serious?
  - ethanwillis 9y ago
    Yea we come to the hacker news comments for the bikeshedding and west coast political bias!
musage 9y ago
The interesting questions around "AI" have been brought up by people like Joseph Weizenbaum, and HN as aggregate seems unable to discuss them anyway. > Facebook's entirely unrelated privacy issues They're not unrelated, it's still Facebook. They want many things under that umbrella, then the price is that one bad apple is enough to spoil the whole damn bunch. It's the bed they made for themselves, don't blame the messengers.
ethanwillis 9y ago
This type of comment doesn't really add much to the conversation. How about instead of presuming what someone means you respond to them as if they're being serious. We can definitely talk about the implications of AI like this on the current funding model of the internet. Or we could just all be annoying to each other.

zitterbewegung 9y ago

Why not ? It could suggest people to watch on twitch who are pros or there is a startup at YC that targets people who play competitively . Gamers are a lucrative market. We have GPGPUs thanks to us. I trained a deep learning network because my brother bought video cards. DJB even states to optimize your algorithms with gamers in mind .

TeMPOraL 9y ago
Made me think: if an AI analyzed my choice of race, my playstyle, build order execution, APM, etc. and suggested a particular skilled pro I'm most likely to learn from, I'd be really happy. This is the holy grail of targeted ads - very timely, very relevant. Alas, the past decade of experience with targeted ads doesn't give me much hope.