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Doc Searls: Big AI to centralize data for enhanced advertising

Doc Searls argues that the current advertising ecosystem views privacy as a flaw rather than a feature. He posits that Big AI aims to enhance this system by centralizing user data, enabling more precise advertising and potentially expanding the trillion-dollar advertising market. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI will be used to further centralize user data for advertising purposes, potentially increasing market size.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece by a named author discussing the implications of AI on privacy and advertising.

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Doc Searls: Big AI to centralize data for enhanced advertising

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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