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DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] BD89@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 5 days ago

I surprised you think they will "never do this". They will have some study done by an entity closely connected to an AI firm that affirms that "this makes products X amount more likely to sell!"

Whether it is true or not will be irrelevant. They will do it.