Comment by bsenftner | Hacker News Reader

Comment by bsenftner | Hacker News Reader

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The trillion dollar answer is Personalized Advertising: your images trained on DreamBooth or similar and used to generate advertising of you and your associates (friends and family) using various products in a happy manner, or even using competitor products in an unhappy manner. Celebrities beside you stating how wise you are using said product, beer commercials with the latest sports heroes sharing drinks with you, and major release feature films with you appearing as an extra for at little as $1 more.

Yes, it is going to happen quickly. As long as the immature pornographers can be kept at bay. There is far more revenue in advertising than jerking off, porno morons.

FYI: I created a feature film quality actor replacement system aimed at Personalized Advertising over a decade ago with an earlier version of this generative AI technology. But investors (both VC and angels) could only see porn as a viable application, while I offered presentation after presentation of how Personalized Advertising is a holy grail of advertising revenues. Perhaps it will happen this time. Immaturity can only last so long, right? Maybe?

Indeed, personalized advertising to match your psychological profile as much as possible, with just the right incentives/brain-hijacking. Then, why not just do this for all "ads" for all industries (politics is one of the most aggressive currently), and, then, why not all information one is exposed to? Let's get extreme, and look at the diplomacy-playing CICERO, that can employ strategic reasoning for how to best shape ads for you. A/B testing will becoming A/(infinity) testing until you've made a "purchase".

A further balkanization of reality.

Such balkanization is inevitable in our current Capitalistic society. How it manifests could be varying degrees between Orwellian and Disney Innocence. Now is the time one can influence such developments. If one does not act now, you'll miss out on shaping this medium, as later you're the medium.

You're awfully ungrateful to the "porno morons" that are often first movers on innovative new tech where more traditional business models (being generous with that definition here) play it safe with cowardice

In this instance, they ruined the perception of a technology, where at this time we could have compelling media exploring the shift in narrative when the viewer is integrated into the media itself. That's media of a form never seen before, and it has society positive applications. Education at many levels is just one positive use, and for autistic children it can be a critical entry means. When actor replacement is applied to x-rated media you get a lawsuit engine, and despised by larger society.

Sounds like you were early and should give it another try!

I generally want to see no ads. Why would I want personalized ones?

Given how advertising currently works our smartest minds will dedicate their lives to force them upon you.

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