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Re:I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your... by lantry on Thursday January 02, 2025 @10:25PM (#42582019)
But if you're listening for 64, or even 1024 wake words, you won't get to the level of granularity people are claiming to observe, like in the other comment here where they tested "pool fencing". If you were putting together a list of 64 words, would you really include "pool fencing"?
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Re:I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your... by aarmot on Thursday January 02, 2025 @11:45PM (#42582531)
The wakewords could be simply "buy", "cheap", "sale", "price" etc - and then collect the exact words around it. I bet the pool fencing conversation followed with the exchange of ideas where to get equipment.
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Re:I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your... by anticensor on Sunday January 05, 2025 @01:56PM (#42604023)
10 thousand-ish words make sense when one considers multiple languages.
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Re:I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your... by protocolture on Thursday January 02, 2025 @10:50PM (#42582188)
Its an extreme low side estimate.

And the chance that Pool OR Fencing is one is pretty high.

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Re:I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your... by SpaceNoodled on Friday January 03, 2025 @05:47AM (#42584488)
A better keyword would be "buy."
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