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Google Forcing Gemini Down Our Throats Feels aLot Like Microsoft and Internet Explorer, But More Insidious (slate.com)
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[–] WiseWoodchuck@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We don't "get" tech anymore. Tech happens to/at us. We are already getting AI generated ads. Where are the AI based ad blockers?

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago

Already happened. It died because it turns out the AI was funneling all of your browsing data to the servers running the AI instead

GPT-AdBlocker for Chrome promises to block all ads, including ads in videos - gHacks Tech News - https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/19/gpt-adblocker-for-chrome-promises-to-block-all-ads-including-ads-in-videos/

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago

They'd be useless. Unless you trained it yourself there would 100% be a whitelist you couldn't see, or it'd be gobbling up all your data.