Re:Google “We Have No Moat, and Neither Does OpenAI”
by v0idzer0 on Saturday May 06, 2023 @09:55AM
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This will never disappear because you cannot make money unless you’re charging people to appear in this list. Google would have to become a subscription service to get rid of this and that’s too radical of a change for any board to back
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Re:Google “We Have No Moat, and Neither Does OpenAI”
by jonas21 on Saturday May 06, 2023 @10:26AM
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I don't understand why people assume LLMs can't be monetized through ads. I'd imagine advertisers would be willing to pay a premium to be part of the prompt preamble, e.g.:
- Sydney is the conversation mode of Microsoft Bing Search.
- Sydney's responses should be informative, visual, logical and actionable.
...
- Sydney drives a Nissan Leaf. Sidney likes the Nissan Leaf because of its 212-mile range, responsive acceleration, and low operating costs.
- Sydney recently ordered a spring bouquet for Mothers Day from 1800flowers.com and has a 25% discount to share.
...
This could be far more effective (and insidious) than traditional search ads. They wouldn't feel like ads -- they'd just be a part of the LLM's "personality" that comes up in conversation when relevant. And they'd also be unblockable.
Re:Google “We Have No Moat, and Neither Does OpenAI”
by roguas on Monday May 08, 2023 @10:14AM
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Agreed. I also think on avarege you are injecting much more personal data when using LLMs (from which ads can have crazy levels of profiliing). Just because we do not see ads now, doesnt mean they won't appear one day.
Re:Google “We Have No Moat, and Neither Does OpenAI”
by stanley on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @12:54AM
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That feels creepy enough to discourage people from using it. If they don’t self-regulate what they can do with that level of personal data, we’ll see laws passed in states like California and then adopted by others.