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>> it's much harder to cram ads into a chat conversation.

Oh, I don't see that being a problem at all.

"Tell me about the features of modern digital cameras."

Chat bot: "Here's a bunch of information. And by the way, the Nikon Pipboy3000 has all of these features and they are offering 25% off right now. Do you want more information?"

That's very easy.

If done on an Assistant-like device though, that might be a bit different.

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If you had a choice between two seemingly all-knowing chatbots, and one of them kept trying to sell you things in the middle of your conversation, which one would you choose?

I know which I'd prefer to talk to.

Which one is free?

Yeah, Unfortunately, Googles business is ads and their search pages are 50% ads front and center.

So, between the two options, both are trying to sell you stuff.

There will be some disclosure somewhere. For instance, maybe it will be a slightly different color or you could hover over it to see the source.

There's a myriad of ways to avoid that problem and make it socially seen as equivalent.

Then you'll have ad blockers removing sentences. This seems obvious and inevitable - a two sided marketplace with easy capitalization opportunities; it'll fit right in

Oooh, AI could revolutionize native advertising. "Explain why Expedia is the best way to book travel in the style of a Wall Street Journal article"

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