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I might add something I heard somewhere

“ The cell phone is basically a surveillance device that incidentally makes phone calls too”

Spoiler alert - - you're already being tracked and surveilled. I'm sure Google, Facebook, et al. have already dissected and sold off pretty much all of my identity.

At least get a cool, entertaining service out of it. It may be AI generated, but I kind of doubt that it's AI voiced, because Costner is part of the ownership team and voices some of the items. If he's not AI voiced, the other celebrities probably aren't.

As far as targeted advertising, why does that bother anyone? We're all children of capitalism. We're going to buy things and consume products. Hell, we wouldn't have jobs if products didn't need to be sold to people and hauled around. We've been deluged with advertising since we were kids with a bowl of cereal in front of the Saturday morning cartoons. As long as I'm going to have to look at advertising, it might as well be stuff that interests me.

As far as targeted advertising, why does that bother anyone? As long as I'm going to have to look at advertising, it might as well be stuff that interests me.

For the most part, that's true. But there are quite a few ways that it works against us. I asked AI for 5 examples of when targeted advertising could be a bad thing:

Embarrassment: Targeted ads can be embarrassing when they show products or services related to sensitive topics or medical conditions that a user may not want to disclose publicly.

Discrimination: Targeted advertising can lead to discrimination based on race, gender, age, or other personal characteristics, as algorithms may make assumptions about users and show them ads that reinforce stereotypes or discrimination.

Stalking: Targeted ads can lead to stalking and harassment, as they can provide information about a user's location, activities, or interests to malicious individuals who use it for nefarious purposes.

Financial Loss: Targeted advertising can lead to financial loss, as it may expose users to fraudulent or scam ads that trick them into giving away their personal information or money.

Privacy Invasion: Targeted advertising can invade users' privacy by tracking their online activities and collecting data without their knowledge or consent, which can lead to a breach of confidentiality and expose them to identity theft or other cybercrimes.

When someone shows you ads about a product you like, that's great. If that's all it was, no problem. But it's far more complex than that.

The founder of Autio was on Shark Tank last Friday night. Not sure if it was a new episode or a re-run. He did not mention anything about AI, but did say that they had snippets about 9,000 different locations around the US recorded. He did not get a deal with any Sharks because he wanted too much for a share of the company and would not back down on it. He was probably on the show just to get the PR from being there.

My personal view of the app is that it would be a waste of money. How many times does one want to hear the same information about a place they've been through before? I'm thinking it would get old pretty quick.

Ryan B, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't cracking on you. It's a enjoying conversation my buddy and I have almost every time we hang out and I just laugh. I mean I agree with you and him and I don't like it myself. I just have a hard time understand what can be done about it other than not use or do something when in reality you can't not. Everything we do is no longer private unless you have not electronics around. I mean folks have cameras all over the place. In your homes, outside, automobiles, tv's, PC's, gaming consoles, cell phones. And now we are building AI dogs and robots that can do everything humans and pets can. It's like the movie Terminator. What can be done?

There are ways to limit one's exposure to privacy invasion by corporations, but it requires putting forth considerable effort and discipline in sticking with it.

There are phones, operating systems, and other means of remaining connected that don't share tons of information. It's basically a matter of how informed a person is about how invasive corporations are in private lives and how concerned a person is with the invasiveness.