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People have this fixation on privacy, when there's so much more going on, potentially way mor important. Google's strong position in AI gives them bragging rig
by makeitdouble 5d ago
People have this fixation on privacy, when there's so much more going on, potentially way mor important.
Google's strong position in AI gives them bragging right to attract more companies and get them to actually pay, subsidizing your use. It also lowers competitors position as you're not touching them while we're on Gemini. It also fortifies their position in the future ad market.
Being second or third in AI usage is worth a lot, one's private data matters very little in comparison.
- troupo 5d ago> Being second or third in AI usage is worth a lot, one's private data matters very little in comparison. what does this even mean
- pmontra 5d agoIt's two totally different matters. I won't be first, second or third in the AI race. I'm not even participating in that race. I don't care who wins. However my private data are mine and I do care about them. It's Google and those other companies that may not care about my privacy, because the AI race is more important to them. If AI is going to cost too much, I will use a cheaper one (Ferrari or FIAT?) or if every AI will cost too much, no AI all and there will be billions of people like me.
- makeitdouble 4d ago> You're paying with your data. Parent was pointing at the value exchange, and I argued that users' privacy is not the currency Google deals with. Your privacy can be valuable to you, it just has no weight on the exchange.
- pmontra 4d agoI agree that "privacy is not the currency Google deals with." However when I run an adblocker and Blockada on Android, when I use alternatives to the YouTube app (and Google is technologically fighting them) when I don't log into Google, then those exchanges happen with very little of the currency Google is interested in.