Ai Ads Are Coming For You
Companies are increasingly using AI to craft and aim ads for users. A new essay in The Atlantic argues that the use of AI for advertising is “poisoning” society, and some experts agree that there are reasons for concern. “Data getting in the hands of the wrong people can cause personal harm to real people,” AI expert Sameer Maskey told Lifewire in an email interview. Mind Control? Ayad Akhtar, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, recently attacked the practice of AI advertising in his essay in The Atlantic, suggesting the things we like are no longer up to us but are instead chosen for us so companies can profit....