no-one is going around and picking sponsored segments by hand

Pretty sure the block lists used by ad-blockers are still created by hand.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

But beyond OpenAI’s own products, GPT-4 has been integrated into many applications and services, from learning and payment apps to Microsoft’s Bing AI and now ad blocking.

The GPT-AdBlocker team describes the extension as “the ultimate all-in-one solution.” As far as its accuracy goes, they say it’s “very accurate” in detecting ads in videos but “some errors” may creep in.

The same cannot be said about videos that feature multiple product placements throughout, which is very common with tutorials, where showing tools, whichever they are, is an inalienable part of the content.

In our express analysis on YouTube’s potential ban on ad blockers, we mentioned that content creators are increasingly relying on brand deals, in addition to donations, to support their work.

Granted, sponsored segments can be annoying, sketchy and feel too long — but they are still part of the content, so blocking them entirely raises an ethical issue.

Moreover, while the integration of AI into ad blocking is promising, it’s possible that even with additional fine-tuning it won’t be a panacea for all ad-related challenges due to the intricacies of content creation.

I'm a bot and I'm open source!

I don't see any ads on the web and the filters were created by humans

Appearntly not, use sponsor block