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    From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.misc on Mon Jun 23 03:18:20 2025
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    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 ...
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  • From Eli the Bearded@*@eli.users.panix.com to comp.misc on Mon Jun 23 04:12:25 2025
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    In comp.misc, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> 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?

    In some parts of the world, billboards are the only way to reliably
    reach the very small number of people who sign the contracts for your
    products. All along I-80 in San Francisco or US-101 near San Jose for
    example. Billboards with text like "npm i ai":

    https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FEATURED_QuirkyTechBillboards-19.jpg?w=3840&q=75

    But if a computer is relied to recognize an advertisement, someone will
    figure out a way to break that recognition to get it to show anyway.
    It's as sure as the Halting Problem.

    Elijah
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    is it legal to drive with "augmented-reality glasses"? should it be?
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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.misc on Mon Jun 23 04:25:52 2025
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    On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:12:25 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded wrote:

    https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FEATURED_QuirkyTechBillboards-19.jpg?w=3840&q=75

    Try it without the resizing parameters to get a slightly
    better-quality version.
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  • From D Finnigan@dog_cow@macgui.com to comp.misc on Mon Jun 23 13:16:20 2025
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    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."

    8-0
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  • 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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