I find it strange that AI/ML people would avoid "adtech for ethical reasons".
I really wish the websites I visited made better use of my actual history on those sites to tailor relevant ads to my interests. It seems like an ideal application of AI to me. They could do a far better job than serving me the lowest common denominator stuff they keep throwing at me.
My Twitter news feed these days:
* 10% - posts of interest from people I follow, i.e. the stuff I actually go to Twitter for
* 90% - Ads and recommendations of topics to follow that I have zero interest in
If it's going to insist on showing ads and recommending topics of interest, you'd think those could be better personalized, given that Twitter has years of my tweet, reply, and like history to train its AI on.
But no... what I get is crypto ads, Hollywood events, celebrity news, sports news, etc.
I really wish the websites I visited made better use of my actual history on those sites to tailor relevant ads to my interests. It seems like an ideal application of AI to me. They could do a far better job than serving me the lowest common denominator stuff they keep throwing at me.
My Twitter news feed these days:
* 10% - posts of interest from people I follow, i.e. the stuff I actually go to Twitter for
* 90% - Ads and recommendations of topics to follow that I have zero interest in
If it's going to insist on showing ads and recommending topics of interest, you'd think those could be better personalized, given that Twitter has years of my tweet, reply, and like history to train its AI on.
But no... what I get is crypto ads, Hollywood events, celebrity news, sports news, etc.