And that's all you really need to know about this AI grift.
Re:Testing Ads in ChatGPT
by nancyminusone on Monday February 09, 2026 @04:36PM
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They probably would if they could. That gives me some bad ideas - you could vary the line frequency to play the McDonald's 'I'm Lovin It' jingle, etc.- good thing I'm not involved with either ads or power delivery.
Don't forget morse code
Re:Testing Ads in ChatGPT
by collingreen on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @04:42PM
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You could make this work! I saw a project once that used some open uk power grid information to triangulate videos by listening to the background hum. Genius but also a real "oh god what have we done" moment for me.
Good luck with your new ad business lol
i bet these adblocker and ublocks those day will play them anyway: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-for-chatgpt...
Annnd I’m old enough to remember last weeks Superbowl ad controversy :)
It’s not like “OpenAI == AI”
One could possibly make the case that currently that is the public perception (outside the SV bubble). But is it really true?
Last time I checked Dario staked Anthropic’s future and reputation, on paid subscription.
Re:Testing Ads in ChatGPT
by manuelmoreale on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @02:16AM
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> Last time I checked Dario staked Anthropic’s future and reputation, on paid subscription.
Tech CEOs might be wealthy and powerful but there are two things they definitely don't have anymore: trust and the benefit of the doubt. Who knows, maybe Dario is gonna be the exception to the rule but I doubt it.
Fair and share same concerns
The track record of the really big CEOs has been less than super good nervous sweating
Maybe I’m being naive, but there a few good ones (smaller and mid tier size) out there imo
Re:Testing Ads in ChatGPT
by manuelmoreale on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @03:31AM
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> Maybe I’m being naive, but there a few good ones (smaller and mid tier size) out there imo
Don't disagree. I think scale and ambitions play a huge role.
I'm old enough to remember when these people were claiming AI was as important and as revolutionary as fire and electricity. I don't know about you, but I pay for my electricity and the power companies don't have to run ads on my power lines in order to run their business.