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[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 129 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I assume most normies use Instagram, Tiktok etc. as apps nowadays. Which are also chock full of advertising/sponsored content, but in a somewhat less aggravating way. I assume that's also part of why LLMs are so popular - web without adblockers is complete shit and search results are seriously deteriorating, so instead they turn to a more concise version of algorithmic slop.

I wonder where people will go when LLMs services aren't free anymore (that shit is seriously expensive to run) and the regular internet is filled to the brim with ads and AI slop. Are they just going to pay up for an LLM subscriptions?

[-] kehet@sopuli.xyz 54 points 3 months ago

I don't think LLMs will become completely paid, but instead they will be filled with product placement and ads.

You're absolutely right! Have you considered how refreshing a Nuka-Cola product would taste while copy-pasting this writing assignment? Here are directions to the nearest Nuka-Cola vending machine.

Or perhaps a little more subtly, when talking about soft drinks, LLM mentions Nuka-Cola (and how refreshing it is) as an example, rather than competing brands.

Or you ask image generators for a picture of a cartoon cat and it just happens to be holding a bottle of Nuka-Cola. Or maybe there are a few recognizable bottles of Nuka-Cola on the table in the kitchen in the background.

[-] Deme@sopuli.xyz 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I suspect that selling information about their users will also be a major source of revenue. They could be doing constant psychoanalysis and profiling based on the conversations and honestly it sounds like the holy grail for data brokers.

[-] kehet@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 months ago

Also this. It's certainly easy to sell almost anything to someone who has just used LLM as a therapist or girlfriend

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 9 points 3 months ago

Interesting idea, that would be more subtle. The "product placement" approach.

[-] green_copper@kbin.earth 4 points 3 months ago

At least it would be easier for teacher to see that an essay was written by a LLM if there is advertising text in the middle of it.

[-] voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 17 points 3 months ago

It's amazing how they can adapt. I can watch my wife use snapchat and go through a story. When an ad gets between pictures, she instantly goes past the ad without even thinking. It must be the same power that users have when they close error windows and have no idea what the issue is.

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