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Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026

arstechnica.com

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DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026

arstechnica.com

Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Like other companies with streaming businesses, DirecTV is leaning into ads more.
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    How long before someone uses this feature to create a feature length porno?

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    Maan, I‘d rather have proper self lacing shoes. This version of the future sucks.

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    Who in their right mind would think this is a good idea? Are managers so caught up in the “just add AI bro it will make us cool” hype train that no one stops to think “yeah I would never want this in my living room”?

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    Its like that one Black Ops 2 mission

    • VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Salazar: We’re all going to hell, man.

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    Literal nightmare fuel

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    Nope, nope and nope.

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    That’s creepy as fuck and would guarantee I never buy that product.

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    I hate what humanity chose to do with its “God given” gifts.

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    These remaining DirecTV subscribers are gonna be pissed when AT&T swaps out the dial-tone on their landline for an ad stream.

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      Most of them are probably boomers and will be dead soon, anyway

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        If it means they will finally stop fucking voting then good deal all around!

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    Humanity could do many great things in this world with AI. Instead we are coming up with innovative new ways to give you ads. Get me out of this timeline.

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        Now I have to go re watch old Futurama. Perfection.

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    TIL DirecTV is still around.

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    I can’t wait for this shit to become so pervasive that I only read paper books.

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    OK so that’s the set we shouldn’t buy. OK noted.

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    Death to AI, death to capitalism

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      Death to allegra geller! Death to existenz!

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        Long live the new flesh

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    Hahaha, that’s not dystopian at all, hahahaha.

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