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11/09/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Google’s AI is learning human behavior by binge watching YouTube; engineers say the AI will be able to predict human actions AND provide new revenue for advertisers

In an effort to help machines understand the complex ways that people exist and interact in our world, Google has selected a set of video clips on YouTube for its artificial intelligence (AI) machines to study. These three-second clips are known as atomic visual actions, or AVAs. They cover everyday activities ranging from standing, hugging […]

09/05/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Google sends notices to 700 news publishers, warning their ads will be blocked by the new Chrome browser update

Search engine giant Google is planning to crack down on digital advertising that users find annoying and intrusive as part of a major new software overhaul to its Chrome browser. Reports indicate that Google has already issued warnings to nearly 700 online publishers who produce ads that won’t be visible in the new Chrome system […]

08/05/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Weather-based MIND CONTROL: Mobile app advertisers check the weather in your area to decide what ads will influence you the most

It’s not exactly a secret that advertisers have been getting increasingly creative with how they promote products to consumers in recent years. Most movies and television shows today are replete with product placement from companies that are willing to spend millions just to get their product seen by more people, even if that product is […]

05/12/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Former Facebook executive: Zuckerberg is LYING about exploiting emotional vulnerabilities of its users to reap ad profits

It’s hardly a secret that in today’s technologically-driven world, almost nothing is private or sacred anymore. This is especially true in the social media-centric happenings of people’s daily lives, where every tidbit of one’s day, from the foods we eat to how often our babies cry, is on full display for the world to see. […]

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