abobla@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoNetflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square366fedilinkarrow-up1994arrow-down122
arrow-up1972arrow-down1external-linkNetflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026arstechnica.comabobla@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square366fedilink
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 days agoThey are substantially cheaper to make and therefore have a greater profit margin because they can charge more for the advertising space. These types of comments from companies are for investors and not a warning to consumers of what is coming.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoMy point was, fuck Netflix for their shitty business practices anyway. Ads are bad, AI ads aren’t any better or worse.
They are substantially cheaper to make and therefore have a greater profit margin because they can charge more for the advertising space.
These types of comments from companies are for investors and not a warning to consumers of what is coming.
My point was, fuck Netflix for their shitty business practices anyway. Ads are bad, AI ads aren’t any better or worse.