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That was exactly what I was thinking when I read the article. I didn't know that's what they were doing before this, but after reading multiple reviews saying what a piece of shit the Rabbit is, I was not at all surprised they used to hawk NFTs.
It would make me laugh so hard if the thing subtly tried to sell you crypto in its answers
Unfortunately, that nightmare is absolutely on its way. The moment companies work out how to secure their initial prompts, they'll start selling product placement. As the technology continues to become more accessible, it will be used for astroturfing and manipulating financial markets.
A decade from now, social media is just going to be an endless flood of secret AI sales reps trying to convince other secret AI sales reps to buy their shit products, vote for their shit candidates or follow their shit investment advice.