Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

There is mounting evidence that #AI models are at least as effective as people at persuading users to do things.
First, it’s important to recognize that today’s AI is fundamentally #untrustworthy, for the same reasons that search engines and social media platforms are.
The problem is the priorities of the #corporations who own these platforms and for whose benefit they are operated.
https://theconversation.com/could-chatgpt-convince-you-to-buy-something-threat-of-manipulation-looms-as-ai-companies-gear-up-to-sell-ads-272859

Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

AI companies are gearing up to follow the social media model of monetizing their platforms through advertising. The danger for consumers with AI goes beyond data privacy to covert manipulation.

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