After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and kept growing ad revenue

Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by reaperducer on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @11:43AM (#18922337)

I find that after a few weeks of training, Apple News does a much better job of picking stories I'm interested in than Google News. With two exceptions:

There doesn't appear to be a way to filter out sports I'm not interested in, or even all sports.

Apple News has a hard time telling the difference between Paris, France and Paris Hilton.

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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by JAlexoid on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @12:12PM (#18922615)

To be fair... Paris Hilton can be a Hilton hotel in Paris. So... Even an proficient English speaker can be mislead

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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by reaperducer on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:35PM (#18923528)

Even an proficient English speaker can be mislead

I don't think so.

A human would understand context. AI isn't supposed to be simple string matching.

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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by JAlexoid on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @05:08PM (#18925949)

Really? Take anyone that has no clue who Paris Hilton is and without implying what you mean by "Paris Hilton" ask them something about Paris Hilton.

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Re:After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and k... by reaperducer on Thursday January 17, 2019 @11:16AM (#18931950)

There's a difference between "Paris Hilton" and "The Paris Hilton." "Paris" isn't a completely unheardof first name. Again, a human capable of working with context will understand that, as should a proper AI. Simple string matching won't.

Also, there is no "Paris Hilton" hotel. There is Hilton Paris Opera, Hilton Paris La Defense, and Hilton Paris De Gaulle.

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