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It's one of the biggest lies in tech right now, that all this user data is some untapped gold mine, as if text on the internet is the most important measure of
by courtf 6y ago
It's one of the biggest lies in tech right now, that all this user data is some untapped gold mine, as if text on the internet is the most important measure of human behavior. It's all going to end up rotting on backups while the marketing department spins yarns about the amazing AI that's going to spring forth any day now from a pile of tweets.
It's like trying to build a dog by hanging around the park collecting turds.
- agumonkey 6y agois the data market a bubble ?
- courtf 6y agoDepends what you're doing with it, but I have to think it mostly is a bubble. Maybe if you have a really simple question that already fits what can be measured, or you're trying to surveil someone in particular, but for stuff like AI just doesn't make sense to me.
- nightcracker 6y agoAnswer this for yourself: what percentage of ads that you see is relevant? There's your answer.
- agumonkey 6y agoI'm so mentally blind to ads I could never consider my opinion worth a cent on this :D