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Google could ask the llm what products or services would help with the question and show ads for that. Just tried it and it worked pretty well. > Me: 8 year ol

by guelo 4y ago

Google could ask the llm what products or services would help with the question and show ads for that. Just tried it and it worked pretty well. > Me: 8 year old girl birthday party ideas > Chatgpt: <a list including craft party, scavenger hunt, dance party> > Me: what products or services could I buy for it > Chatgpt: craft party: craft supplies such as beads, glue, paint, and fabric - scavengerhunt: prizes for the scavenger hunt and decorations - dance party: Hire a DJ or a dance instructor, and purchase party lights and decorations Though in reality Google already has highly tuned models for extracting ads out of any prompt

freediver 4y ago
The question becomes will you trust information that is paid for by advertisers or you will trust information that is paid by you, the user? With ads in link based search engine, you can skip or block them, but if it is a part of a one sentence answer, there is not much you can do about it, so consuming it will be much more frustrating. Of course, there will still be a lot of people who will choose the free information paid by the advertisers, but there will also be a growing number of users who will prefer not to have advertisers pay for the information they put into their heads (it is already clear that such information will be of higher quality). My prediction is that in 10 years, all free information paid by advertisers will have 'for entertainment purposes only' label, because by then we will understand as a society that that is its peak value.
- inimino 4y ago
  "a growing number", "a lot". Where are those users now? We are a tiny lot, nearly economically inconsequential. Your prediction is optimistic.
  - freediver 4y ago
    Those users are now paying for Kagi search for example. They are maybe a tiny lot because this evolution of information consumption has just begun. My prediction was for 10 years from now. Patience.

by guelo 4y ago

freediver 4y ago

The question becomes will you trust information that is paid for by advertisers or you will trust information that is paid by you, the user? With ads in link based search engine, you can skip or block them, but if it is a part of a one sentence answer, there is not much you can do about it, so consuming it will be much more frustrating. Of course, there will still be a lot of people who will choose the free information paid by the advertisers, but there will also be a growing number of users who will prefer not to have advertisers pay for the information they put into their heads (it is already clear that such information will be of higher quality). My prediction is that in 10 years, all free information paid by advertisers will have 'for entertainment purposes only' label, because by then we will understand as a society that that is its peak value.

inimino 4y ago
"a growing number", "a lot". Where are those users now? We are a tiny lot, nearly economically inconsequential. Your prediction is optimistic.
- freediver 4y ago
  Those users are now paying for Kagi search for example. They are maybe a tiny lot because this evolution of information consumption has just begun. My prediction was for 10 years from now. Patience.