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1. mavsman · 1789923911 · focus · HN ↗

   To me, this quote just about sums it up:

   > The mechanism is standard adtech. What has no precedent is running it on an AI chat product.

   As someone who has been well aware of this mechanism for quite some time, I still feel icky anytime I re-read the details of it.

   What a time to be alive.

   1. clickety_clack · 1789924907 · focus · HN ↗

      Whenever I say something like “that’s a cool feature, but to do it you would have to build spyware”, everyone else is just like “the cat is out of the bag ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”. (I don’t build spyware, or work on projects that do).

      It blows my mind that people don’t care about the world they are building with this stuff. It’s a real tragedy of the commons. People see these collaborators from different wars and regimes and think “I’d stand up against the bad guy”… well I’ve got news for you if you build spyware, you are not the person you think you are.

      1. bluefirebrand · 1789931711 · focus · HN ↗

         > It blows my mind that people don’t care about the world they are building with this stuff. It’s a real tragedy of the commons.

         When I ask people about things like this, I hear a lot of "If I don't build it, someone else will"

         My goal isn't just to refuse to build this stuff, it is actively to resist the people who are.

         I don't have much influence though

         1. ndriscoll · 1789949060 · focus · HN ↗

            It's such a bizarre attitude. Like I think this stuff deserves decade+ long prison sentences for everyone involved, and they just don't care. Like imagine if mugging were legal and the people doing it just said "hey, if I don't rob you, someone else will."

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