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ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector

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  1. prologic · · focus · HN ↗
    Why must every piece or technology, every software service or cloud "thing"™ devolve into Advertising?! That's it, I'm out. No more ChatGPT for me.
    1. noisy_boy · · focus · HN ↗
      What I'm more interested is in that the entire model is based on us being reduced to walking talking living breathing coin wallets. It's like a planet scale game where the companies are the players and we carry the loot.

      We use a great chunk of our lifespan to procure the coins and every company is designed to extract as many coins from us as possible.

      What happens to this game/real world when this model collapses? We can't procure, they can't extract. What then?

      1. prologic · · focus · HN ↗
        I agree, precisely. I'm kind of sick and tired of it to be honest. What if we collectively (humanity that is), just quit? What if we all stop playing? (I think you're saying this) -- But seriously. Both OpenAI and every other place (gawd I hope others aren't doing this) need to figure out their business model fast™ and make it a viable business without devolving into this tracking, marketing and advertising bullshit some of us have only seen far too often -- that have driven us away from things like Meta/Fac** and others...
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