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Long term all of the major LLM platforms will have invisible ads, influences, and propaganda woven into the content. The temptation will be irresistible for these companies.

I'd be surprised if product placement isn't already basically at play. Charging companies for including/prioritizing their documentation in the training data, for example. Thankfully LLMs are terrible at the subtlety it would require for a direct marketing campaign.

O you think trust matters? This is capitalism not trustism.

Well it's sure not "anti-trustism" in recent years...

Long term retention is built on brand trust and usability, then ensh*ttification happens.

No, this is late stage capitalism without regulation.