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I wonder if this also means that a normal user with a privacy-focused browser also gets this version. I can't see the point (except for click fraud?) of showing
by everdrive 2mo ago
I wonder if this also means that a normal user with a privacy-focused browser also gets this version. I can't see the point (except for click fraud?) of showing ads to AI, so it feels like this is more for the ad-blocking and privacy crowd.
- pitchlatte 2mo agowhy would that “crowd” present themselves as bots by modifying their user agent string? the point is to poison someone’s agent with sponsored “knowledge” over time.
- everdrive 2mo agoThat crowd doesn't -- but they often do the following: - reject all 3rd party cookies - selectively refuse to load 3rd party domains - block javascript - block webgl - block webrtc - block canvas - use a generic user agent because "resist fingerprinting" is checked - etc. To a lot of sites, this makes you look like a bot. Most people don't go around deliberately spoofing their user agent these days. (and of course bots themselves can present whatever user agent they want.)
- guywithahat 2mo agoThe issue with that is it’s still a markdown page. I’d suspect it’s more about making sure people don’t get around ads, or possibly even cross-user memory/training.
- xmcp123 2mo agoI think this is less traditional ads, and more "content focused on poisoning the AI with very promotional statements"
- zb3 2mo agoFunny part is that I worry about those AI SEO companies way more than I worry about those people who intentionally poison LLMs.