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AI based content suggestion trained through reinforcement to maximize ad revenues at the expense of human attention. Humanity will one day look back and say how
by DSingularity 5y ago
AI based content suggestion trained through reinforcement to maximize ad revenues at the expense of human attention. Humanity will one day look back and say how the hell did we let Silicon Valley ruin the minds of an entire generation.
- eloff 5y agoYes, this is vastly underestimated. The harm greatly outweighs the piddly profits of the tech giants doing this. Using AI to hack humans for maximizing ad revenue is so, so bad for society.
- cardosof 5y agoThis, and I wonder how we (as societies/countries) aren't aware of that. I know some high level people in ad tech and they couldn't care less, but I believe lots of average Joes would care much more about their online habits if they knew the long term impacts (which we don't fully understand, but there's already some bad sides).
- Griffinsauce 5y ago> an entire generation I think we're on ~3 generations and counting now and letting us reach that conclusion is against their interests.