abobla@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNetflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up1760arrow-down117cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1743arrow-down1external-linkNetflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026arstechnica.comabobla@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square239fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·2 months agoAds are ads, who cares if it’s AI generated?
minus-squaregradual@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoGreat point. You gotta remember, this generation of idiots actually enjoys watching ads. Every year they gather around to watch the most egregiously expensive ads and debate which one is the ‘best’ while children starve.
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThey are substantially cheaper to make and therefore have a greater profit margin because they can charge more for the advertising space. These types of comments from companies are for investors and not a warning to consumers of what is coming.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMy point was, fuck Netflix for their shitty business practices anyway. Ads are bad, AI ads aren’t any better or worse.
minus-squareJandroDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoat least with human made ads, people got paid for their work.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAt least with hand weaving, people got paid for their work. You realise your statement could have been made about literally any labour saving invention in human history?
Ads are ads, who cares if it’s AI generated?
Great point.
You gotta remember, this generation of idiots actually enjoys watching ads. Every year they gather around to watch the most egregiously expensive ads and debate which one is the ‘best’ while children starve.
They are substantially cheaper to make and therefore have a greater profit margin because they can charge more for the advertising space.
These types of comments from companies are for investors and not a warning to consumers of what is coming.
My point was, fuck Netflix for their shitty business practices anyway. Ads are bad, AI ads aren’t any better or worse.
at least with human made ads, people got paid for their work.
At least with hand weaving, people got paid for their work.
You realise your statement could have been made about literally any labour saving invention in human history?