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  • Re: Real-World Ad-Blocker

    From Rich@rich@example.invalid to comp.misc on Wed Jun 25 21:35:29 2025
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    D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> wrote:
    On 6/22/25 10:18 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
    What’s a good use for augmented-reality glasses combined with AI? How
    about recognition of billboards and other advertising material in your
    surroundings, and automatically blocking them from your view?

    <https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/engineer-creates-ad-block-for-the-real-world-with-augmented-reality-glasses-no-more-products-or-branding-in-your-everyday-life>

    I wonder how long it will be before those “I see you’re using an
    ad-blocker” popups on certain websites make their way to the physical
    world, as a response to this ...

    Or worse, "I see you're not wearing your AR glasses. For an improved experience, please wear your AR glasses."

    Ugh, thinking about that is terrible.

    And, of course, "improved experience" is not defined from your
    perspective. The "improved experience" is defined from the
    advertiser's perspective, in that "we can send more advertisements, or
    more costly advertisements, to you, so we gain more income" (and none
    of that income makes its way to you, the ad viewer).

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