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> Several of the biggest companies today are fueled by ads, and OpenAI has the perfect ad vehicle. What else were you expecting? I'm old enough to remember whe

> Several of the biggest companies today are fueled by ads, and OpenAI has the perfect ad vehicle. What else were you expecting? I'm old enough to remember when these people were claiming AI was as important and as revolutionary as fire and electricity. I don't know about you, but I pay for my electricity and the power companies don't have to run ads on my power lines in order to run their business.

shafyy 8mo ago
And that's all you really need to know about this AI grift.
nancyminusone 8mo ago
They probably would if they could. That gives me some bad ideas - you could vary the line frequency to play the McDonald's 'I'm Lovin It' jingle, etc.- good thing I'm not involved with either ads or power delivery.
- altern8 8mo ago
  Don't forget morse code
- collingreen 8mo ago
  You could make this work! I saw a project once that used some open uk power grid information to triangulate videos by listening to the background hum. Genius but also a real "oh god what have we done" moment for me. Good luck with your new ad business lol
  - seso 8mo ago
    i bet these adblocker and ublocks those day will play them anyway: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-for-chatgpt/lmilgbbdblngaegcjnlamjkhdalhjnpa https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-for-chatgpt...
wamatt 8mo ago
Annnd I’m old enough to remember last weeks Superbowl ad controversy :) It’s not like “OpenAI == AI” One could possibly make the case that currently that is the public perception (outside the SV bubble). But is it really true? Last time I checked Dario staked Anthropic’s future and reputation, on paid subscription.
- manuelmoreale 8mo ago
  > Last time I checked Dario staked Anthropic’s future and reputation, on paid subscription. Tech CEOs might be wealthy and powerful but there are two things they definitely don't have anymore: trust and the benefit of the doubt. Who knows, maybe Dario is gonna be the exception to the rule but I doubt it.
  - wamatt 8mo ago
    Fair and share same concerns The track record of the really big CEOs has been less than super good nervous sweating Maybe I’m being naive, but there a few good ones (smaller and mid tier size) out there imo
    - manuelmoreale 8mo ago
      > Maybe I’m being naive, but there a few good ones (smaller and mid tier size) out there imo Don't disagree. I think scale and ambitions play a huge role.

shafyy 8mo ago

And that's all you really need to know about this AI grift.

nancyminusone 8mo ago

They probably would if they could. That gives me some bad ideas - you could vary the line frequency to play the McDonald's 'I'm Lovin It' jingle, etc.- good thing I'm not involved with either ads or power delivery.

altern8 8mo ago
Don't forget morse code
collingreen 8mo ago
You could make this work! I saw a project once that used some open uk power grid information to triangulate videos by listening to the background hum. Genius but also a real "oh god what have we done" moment for me. Good luck with your new ad business lol
- seso 8mo ago
  i bet these adblocker and ublocks those day will play them anyway: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-for-chatgpt/lmilgbbdblngaegcjnlamjkhdalhjnpa https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-for-chatgpt...

wamatt 8mo ago

Annnd I’m old enough to remember last weeks Superbowl ad controversy :) It’s not like “OpenAI == AI” One could possibly make the case that currently that is the public perception (outside the SV bubble). But is it really true? Last time I checked Dario staked Anthropic’s future and reputation, on paid subscription.

manuelmoreale 8mo ago
> Last time I checked Dario staked Anthropic’s future and reputation, on paid subscription. Tech CEOs might be wealthy and powerful but there are two things they definitely don't have anymore: trust and the benefit of the doubt. Who knows, maybe Dario is gonna be the exception to the rule but I doubt it.
- wamatt 8mo ago
  Fair and share same concerns The track record of the really big CEOs has been less than super good nervous sweating Maybe I’m being naive, but there a few good ones (smaller and mid tier size) out there imo
  - manuelmoreale 8mo ago
    > Maybe I’m being naive, but there a few good ones (smaller and mid tier size) out there imo Don't disagree. I think scale and ambitions play a huge role.