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Jim__

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5. "Such technology might have some benefits - particularly for advertisers ..."

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 02:35 PM

Apr 2024

Yes, and benefits for advertisers are probably not benefits for most people.

Recently there were ads on TV for some product that could help bipolar people. The ads featured a woman, in a manic state, online and buying all sorts of expensive camera equipment that she couldn't afford. We all have our moments of weakness when we are susceptible to pitches from advertisers. My expectation is that AI will develop in that direction, pitching ads at us when we are most vulnerable. That potential aspect of AI definitely worries me.

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Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be worried [View all] BootinUp Apr 2024 OP

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yes of course. It is possibly the most disruptive technology ever invented. lapfog_1 Apr 2024 #4

"Such technology might have some benefits - particularly for advertisers ..." Jim__ Apr 2024 #5