We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads [video]
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Nobody is excited about ads in 2025.
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“Your outie loves watching State Farm commercials.”
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#6So basically Demolition Man reality.
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It’s fine for you if you like it. The problem is that ubiquitous ads pollute the attention of those of us who don’t like it.
Would have been a much different (and better) world if the early web established micro-payments as a way of funding content and platforms. For example I’m happy to pay for YouTube premium to avoid the bloody ads, though I respect the preferences of those who enjoy the ads…
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#8I feel like these issues can be countered by a reasoning AI that runs locally and I can configure to operate in my best interest.
e.g, Filter out political posts on X. Fact check opinion videos on the fly.
I hope future computing devices will have neutal engine at the center, and CPU as secondary. And I should be able to teach it to take actions on my behalf.
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#9Pohl and Kornbluth in 1952 wrote "The Space Merchants" - "a novel of the future when advertising agencies take over." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Merchants
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#10(2017) Nobody is excited about ads in 2025.
It's less exciting when you've been living in the dystopia for a few years.