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Meta greenlights Facebook, Instagram ads based on your AI chats (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 4 days ago by vegeta@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 4 days ago (2 children)

But... but... but... Meta said my chat contents would be absolutely private!!1!

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 36 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Private?

They said they didn't even save them!

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Meta said my PICK A THING would be absolutely private!!1!

Lol. Lmao even.

People who believe meta when they say anything is private:

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

I redlighted their products when your couldn't find anything negative about Trump around the election time, but you could find all sorts of negative stuff about Biden.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I don’t see how meta would know anything about any chats I have, AI or otherwise.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If the chats are taking place on their platform, why wouldn't they?

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 9 points 4 days ago

That's the joke

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

Well, it’s a good thing I ain’t on any of their products

[–] yoshisaur@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago

It's probably the ai on their apps that give you targeted ads

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

play stupid games win stupid prizes.

[–] captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 8 points 4 days ago

Cool, so since I have never talked to that bullshit does that mean I won’t get any ads?

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

I am sure people use their AI service exclusively because they shoved it everywhere they can in their services. WhatsApp has a dedicated AI chat button too. This was absolutely obvious it would happen eventually, and I am surprised they are doing it only now.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 days ago

Man if ChatGPT did this they would be showing me guns and the home address of Nigel Farage 😂

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 4 points 4 days ago

Obvious plan to use AI chat logs for ads was obvious.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I just can't FaceBook. My wife and I use Marketplace, damned useful, but the main page gives me the heebie jeebies. No idea why, put I have this weird revulsion when I land there. Twitter doesn't do that to me, and I hate Musk even more than Zuckerberg.

[–] whereyaaat@lemmings.world -1 points 3 days ago

0% sympathy for any of the people still using those platforms.

They deserve all the abuse they're willing to take!