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Prediction: All corporate-backed general-purpose LLMs/AIs will eventually include ads. They won't even always be obvious ads like we have on the web, sometimes

Prediction: All corporate-backed general-purpose LLMs/AIs will eventually include ads. They won't even always be obvious ads like we have on the web, sometimes they will just be product placement. Ask the AI for an example of a linked list, and it will give you one, but the sample items in the list will be Coca-Cola, Lexus, the name of the closest marijuana dispensary, etc. If anyone wonders why Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and other tech companies who make gobs of money from advertising are so interested in AI, this is why. The ads will appear so "naturally" inside content that it will be impossible for a program (e.g. adblocker) to tell the difference between the content and the ad. There is NO better way to deliver an ad, short of directly injecting thoughts and memories directly into the human brain somehow.

ed_elliott_asc 2y ago
I think there are already product placement laws so we should be warned at least
- condiment 2y ago
  You’ll be warned when you accept the terms and conditions. And after the first lawsuits, there will be some fine print on the bottom of the page for you to ignore.
- lotsofpulp 2y ago
  They must be completely toothless laws considering the amount of product placement that is easily visible. The only thing that will change is automating product placement in what used to look like organic conversation, including on HN. Now I’ll go drink a nice, cold glass of tap water.
  - JohnFen 2y ago
    In the US, the laws just say that if you do product placement, you have to disclose you're doing it. If you do that, then there's no restrictions on product placement. I'm also not overly familiar with the scope of the law, so I don't know how much (or if) it applies to software of this sort.
    - rcxdude 2y ago
      It's not quite that simple, it's if you have a relationship with the seller of the product that the average viewer(tm) would not expect. So, e.g. product placement on daytime TV or quiz shows doesn't require disclosure, because the regulators/courts have decided that's what the average viewer would expect anyway. But anything on social media does require it, it seems. I think produce placement in LLM chatbots would probably qualify as unexpected, though.
tapoxi 2y ago
AI can feel more like a novelty than a truly helpful tool, especially when it comes to getting real work done. When I need a real boost, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as cracking open an ice-cold Coca-Cola. It’s amazing how it instantly lifts my mood and keeps me going!
svieira 2y ago
Mokie Coke! Mokie Coke! ---- https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/218596/70s-or-earlier-sci-fi-book-addictive-soft-drinks https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/218596/70s-or-earl... for those not in the know.
skeeter2020 2y ago
Future notepad grocery list item: * soda pop <--- consider replacing this with Coke Zero, on sale at a Kroger's near you this week
malfist 2y ago
That is until you apply an AI ad blocker. No reason only the big corps should have it

ed_elliott_asc 2y ago

I think there are already product placement laws so we should be warned at least

condiment 2y ago
You’ll be warned when you accept the terms and conditions. And after the first lawsuits, there will be some fine print on the bottom of the page for you to ignore.
lotsofpulp 2y ago
They must be completely toothless laws considering the amount of product placement that is easily visible. The only thing that will change is automating product placement in what used to look like organic conversation, including on HN. Now I’ll go drink a nice, cold glass of tap water.
- JohnFen 2y ago
  In the US, the laws just say that if you do product placement, you have to disclose you're doing it. If you do that, then there's no restrictions on product placement. I'm also not overly familiar with the scope of the law, so I don't know how much (or if) it applies to software of this sort.
  - rcxdude 2y ago
    It's not quite that simple, it's if you have a relationship with the seller of the product that the average viewer(tm) would not expect. So, e.g. product placement on daytime TV or quiz shows doesn't require disclosure, because the regulators/courts have decided that's what the average viewer would expect anyway. But anything on social media does require it, it seems. I think produce placement in LLM chatbots would probably qualify as unexpected, though.

tapoxi 2y ago

AI can feel more like a novelty than a truly helpful tool, especially when it comes to getting real work done. When I need a real boost, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as cracking open an ice-cold Coca-Cola. It’s amazing how it instantly lifts my mood and keeps me going!

svieira 2y ago

Mokie Coke! Mokie Coke! ---- https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/218596/70s-or-earlier-sci-fi-book-addictive-soft-drinks https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/218596/70s-or-earl... for those not in the know.

skeeter2020 2y ago

Future notepad grocery list item: * soda pop <--- consider replacing this with Coke Zero, on sale at a Kroger's near you this week

malfist 2y ago

That is until you apply an AI ad blocker. No reason only the big corps should have it