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Ads in LLMs

2026-09-21 21:45:38.248983+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

And there it is: Climate Jenny 2.1 @ClimateJenny@biodiversity.social

Looks like the LLMs have come for grandpa.

My dad, age 90, a longtime tech enthusiast who uses an #Amazon Echo to check the weather and baseball statistics, reports to me that the Echo has started asking him personal, intrusive questions, including whether he lives in an assisted living facility. I witnessed this yesterday — he asked for a pollen count and it tried to start a chat about his favorite methods for coping with ragweed allergies.

They’re trying to sell old people drugs.

and

Even my dad, who never met a gizmo he didn’t like, is ready to throw the Echo out the window. But my father still has all his marbles, and he knew he should tell me about this. What about the vulnerable elderly who don’t have the necessary defenses to push back?

I’m both disgusted and a bit frightened. This needs to be exposed quickly. Suggestions welcome.

#AI #ElderAbuse

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