I assume most normies use Instagram, Tiktok etc. as apps nowadays. Which are also chock full of advertising/sponsored content, but in a somewhat less aggravating way. I assume that’s also part of LLMs are so popular - web without adblockers is complete shit and search results are quickly deteriorating, so instead they turn to a more concise version of algorithmic slop.
Anon uses the internet like a normie
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rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 day ago
kehet@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
I don’t think LLMs will become completely paid, but instead they will be filled with product placement and ads.
You’re absolutely right! Have you considered how refreshing a Nuka-Cola product would taste while copy-pasting this writing assignment? Here are directions to the nearest Nuka-Cola vending machine.
Or perhaps a little more subtly, when talking about soft drinks, LLM mentions Nuka-Cola (and how refreshing it is) as an example, rather than competing brands.
Or you ask image generators for a picture of a cartoon cat and it just happens to be holding a bottle of Nuka-Cola. Or maybe there are a few recognizable bottles of Nuka-Cola on the table in the kitchen in the background.
Deme@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
I suspect that selling information about their users will also be a major source of revenue. They could be doing constant psychoanalysis and profiling based on the conversations and honestly it sounds like the holy grail gor data brokers.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 22 hours ago
Interesting idea, that would be more subtle. The “product placement” approach.
green_copper@kbin.earth 17 hours ago
At least it would be easier for teacher to see that an essay was written by a LLM if there is advertising text in the middle of it.
voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 14 hours ago
It’s amazing how they can adapt. I can watch my wife use snapchat and go through a story. When an ad gets between pictures, she instantly goes past the ad without even thinking. It must be the same power that users have when they close error windows and have no idea what the issue is.
sleen@lemmy.zip 19 hours ago
but in a somewhat less aggravating way.
This is a quite interesting point to take in. The ads are there but not a straight to the face like website ads are.
TikTok and TikTok alternatives as mentioned, use ads that pop up periodically, but naturally - as in it can be indistinguishable to other content that is presented. As said, the ads are less intrusive and more so designed to occupy the user for a couple of seconds to not effectively brake their inertia of scrolling.
The status quo in the ad sector looks mismatched - but possibly for a purpose. It is known that ads are not only used for advertising on its own, but as a method of manipulation (e.g: YouTube premium). The friendly nature of TikTok ads in contrast to intrusive website ads poses an important question if the design is intentional and in result manipulative. In result, individuals of all ages are drawn to short form content and drawn from effective long form content. Additionally, since most individuals irrespective of age are essentially living off of short form content, it means they don’t have effective strategies developed to navigate or use the power of the wider element. This situation is attributed to discouragement; in effect all age groups are seen to be affected - even considering many individuals which have skills for browsing the wider internet.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 19 hours ago
If this is intentional, I doubt most website owners are in on this scheme …
Lumisal@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I’m so tired of seeing the word “slop” used for everything AI. It’s fucking annoying and as tiring as an American right-winger calling everything libtard.
Open a thesaurus. You can say “trash”, “shit”, “garbage”, “waste”, “viral fecundity”, “sludge”, “gook”, or “muck” for example. Keep it new instead of just parroting the same old tired phrase.
jerkface@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
It’s like complaining that people always use the word “address” to describe IP endpoints. THAT’S THE WORD FOR IT. When you say “slop” people know you mean AI generated content; when you say “garbage”, they don’t.
flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
The general public found a well-fitting word that they’re now using for it.
AI slop: GenAI content, characterized by its one-size-fits-all, corporate language and bullshit nature that stochastically approximates something that looks/sounds like what you want but doesn’t come with any guarantees
LuckingFurker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
All of that is far, far more work than AI deserves. Slop is about the most appropriate word for it and personally I’m putting zero effort beyond that into describing AI and AI-related topics
count_dongulus@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Well, they don’t much any more. The normies moved to apps.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 hours ago
Downloads app for a store
Bingabeep at 3am
There are new offers for 1% off something you don’t need
Oh wow, messages for me
Who does this?
Snowclone@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
were just back to the quality of black and white add space internet service dial up.
M137@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Pretty sure it’s part of why “normies” don’t use computers and the web as much. If that is their only experience it just makes them use it only when absolutely needed.
OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Probably a reason why people brains have turned to mush. We’re in ad tech hell.
rockettaco37@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
If you don’t support ad blockers, you’re an asshole…
It’s my computer, I’ll run whatever software I want on it. Your server costs aren’t my responsibility.
sommerset@thelemmy.club 5 hours ago
Not on apple.
rockettaco37@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Homebrew is an absolute must on macOS
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hardly use my phone for internet, but when I’m away from my PiHole, “WTF is this bullshit?!”
No one talks about it, but internet advertising is a bubble ready to pop. How is a consumer to chose your product, or even begin looking into it, when the they’re overwhelmed by an avalanche of ads? The numbers are in and 73% of ad views are fucking bots.
Don’t know the available alternatives, but soon companies are going to figure their online marketing budget is a total waste.
Reminds me of pinning my buddy down, “How much money is this satellite install business actually making after costs?”
<after some back of the napkin math>
“Fuck this shit. Let’s move to Florida.”
Damage@feddit.it 23 hours ago
Firefox mobile supports extensions, including uBlock Origin
stardustpathsofglory@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
This way you also don’t see ads on youtube.
ICastFist@programming.dev 17 hours ago
The advertising industry as a whole is the biggest scam ever created
slaacaa@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Doesn’t matter, line must go up 📈
shalafi@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
That was rather my point. Soon enough they’ll realize their online marketing budget isn’t even paying for itself. Line go down.
CommissarKrieg@leminal.space 1 day ago
Web3 is just a dross. Shitewhole
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Fediverse should’ve been what got called “Web 3.0.” It seeks to correct problems with Web 2.0 (many of the same ones that the blockchain Web3 purpoted to solve even) through new technology. Just as Web 2.0 tried to democratize the internet by emphasizing user generated content, Fediverse seeks to democratize the internet by distributing ownership of the servers.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
Raw doggin the net
ICastFist@programming.dev 17 hours ago
I’ve had that a few times on family and gf’s computers. It was worse than my pirate shenanigans before adblocks were a thing - you know, dealing with sites that had 3 redirects with a dozen DOWNLOAD buttons that were all ads before getting to the real link.
tino@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Is there a reader viewer button on Chrome? I don’t remember. This feature is vastly ignored, but it’s simply the perfect way to read content. No consent pop-up, no design, no ad, just a beautiful simple page with text and images.
CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 13 hours ago
I have a Firefox extension called Tranquility Reader that does that, it’s like my favourite bit of software. Just the article on a white background, with a button to save it as a PDF. Perfect!
ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
Pretty sure firefox has a built-in reader mode, I don’t think I installed anything extra to use that and I use it for reading my textbooks every day.
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Is there a version with a dark mode? I like the reader mode on my phone, because it makes the background darker. Gray background, white letters, simple and easy on the eyes.
Fizz@lemmy.nz 8 hours ago
Yes I love the page reader mode on Firefox even as an adblock user. For me its the tan theme, such an upgrade over the white page most websites have.
NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
I’m still in awe at how much of this bs I managed to tolerate since I installed U-block over a year ago.
CommissarKrieg@leminal.space 1 day ago
People use chrome?
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Without an adblock solution either
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Me setting up my moms browser with Adblock only to find out she disabled it for a coupon website…
CommissarKrieg@leminal.space 1 day ago
may the godhead have mercy on their souls
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
I have to use chrome at work for some things. After they disabled ublock origin I switched to ublock light without looking into it much–do you know if there are any problems with that one?
ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
All the PCs at my school have Firefox installed and I’m so grateful. I’ve got my ublock, decentraleyes, all the good stuff. Its quite nice.
absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
I agree with Anon…using a computer with no blockers etc…it is just shit.
RedSnt@feddit.dk 17 hours ago
I know this isn’t someone asking for a solution, and maybe you don’t have rights on the computer to do so, but opening a command prompt and typing in
winget install Brave.Brave(orwinget install --id=Brave.Brave -e) gets you a browser with builtin adblocker real quick.Turret3857@infosec.pub 17 hours ago
LibreWolf is the not-transphobic alternative to Brave
winget install LibreWolf.LibreWolfMonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Winget was literally stolen from appget.
RedSnt@feddit.dk 17 hours ago
I wasn’t aware Brave was transphobic. I just knew they were kinda crypto-sketchy.
I also tested Pulse Browser which unfortunately has been discontinued and won’t even open HTTPS sites. And I also tested Otter Browser which is loosely based on Opera Presto, but unfortunately it uses a pretty old webkit engine. But those browsers also come with builtin adblock.
I was aware of Librewolf, I just thought the default security might be a bit much if in a hurry.
lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 13 hours ago
Dude, that pic related tho
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
Reminds me of a black mirror episode.