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> Ads will also be slapped on answers. Ads won't be slapped onto answers, my guess is that they will be subtly and silently inserted into them so that you don'
by autoexec 1y ago
> Ads will also be slapped on answers.
Ads won't be slapped onto answers, my guess is that they will be subtly and silently inserted into them so that you don't even notice. It won't always be what you see either as companies, political groups, and others who seek to influence you will pay to have specific words/phrases omitted from answers as well.
AI at this point is little more than a toy that outright lies occasionally yet we're already seeing AI hurting people's ability to think, be creative, use critical thinking skills, and research independently.
- gruez 1y agoUnlikely. That would be in direct contravention of FTC disclosure rules, which even google adheres to.
- haijo2 1y agoIt would def get rejected in the EU.
- _aavaa_ 1y agoPut the disclosure in the footnotes that comes with the link.
- xphilter 1y agoAnd how long will those rules exist? If people want these rules, they should be made into laws.
- autoexec 1y agoEven worse, how easily could you prove it was happening at all? If done correctly it wouldn't be obvious and it isn't likely to be reliably repeatable since AI loves to give different output to the same input.
- bayindirh 1y agoThe tech is already there to do so: https://research.google/blog/mechanism-design-for-large-language-models/ https://research.google/blog/mechanism-design-for-large-lang...
- MangoToupe 1y agoI'm skeptical there's much value in this. Politics and ads are both loud and obnoxious for a reason. Subtle product placement and propaganda is not easy in text.
- fivestones 1y agoI don’t know. I asked chatgpt where I can get the most calories for my money when eating fast food, tempered by the qualification that the food is delicious. It very confidently and without any wishy washiness told me I should go to Wendy’s and get a burger. I highly doubt this is actually the best answer to my question, but I bet lots of people are asking similar questions. It made me actually think about going to Wendy’s. It read like an ad, in some ways, but some part of me took it in and tried to believe it because it felt much more similar to a recommendation from a friend (which I would for sure listen to) than an ad (which I almost always tune out—the louder and more obnoxious the stronger I look away).
- MangoToupe 1y agoHeh, I would argue at that point you're asking to be advertised to. I would never ask an AI for product recommendations even without perverse incentives because who the hell knows why it says what it does.
- fivestones 1y agoYeah. You’re probably right.
- autoexec 1y agoastroturf abounds in text online. Sometimes its very obvious, sometimes not. I don't doubt it'd be effective, especially as people grow increasing dependent on AI and their ability to think and reason for themselves decline. There's concern that's already happening to people who use AI as it is and I doubt targeted, purposeful manipulation of the masses in exchange for cash will help that any.
- TwoNineFive 1y ago