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Children’s Privacy: Snapchat’s “My AI” chatbot is intrusive, scary, and hard to turn off

May 9, 2023
Parents are concerned that “My AI,” a chatbot tied in to ChatGPT, has gone too far in engaging with kids. Designed to feel more human in interactions, some teens that have used “My AI” said they use it for companionship and to get advice. In other examples, “My AI” was found to behave coyly when queried about what it “knew” about a user’s location, and it advised some others to hide information from parents. “My AI” is free to Snapchat users, but payment of the $3.99/month subscription fee is required... Read More >
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Roku Will Coordinate Ads with Program Plot Points

May 8, 2023
I vaguely recall a satire where ads were inserted at contextually relevant spots in movies, such as a cellphone ad when ET calls home.  Wait, that’s the example given to explain an utterly serious announcement last week of a new ad placement option from Roku.  “Roku’s artificial intelligence searches the Roku library for iconic plot moments that match a brand’s message and place their ads in real time.”  So horrifying it might just work.
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