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The_Bridge_Imperium t1_j9r74on wrote

I think it exacerbates what's already there, but I do not see a solution to that, how would you stop that? This article is just an anecdote and not news to anyone. It started with magazines, then MTV, now the Internet... it will never go away. Girls will always find a way to compare themselves to other girls. The only solution is dealing directly with the women that are being advertised to. Self-esteem starts from within.. putting blinders on these girls won't help. I'm sorry if I come off as impatient.. It's hard to be compassionate when you see things like this

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marketrent OP t1_j9r5tse wrote

Excerpt from the linked content^1 by Matt O’Brien, about a statement^2 by Microsoft:

>Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails.

>The company said Wednesday [22 Feb. 2023] it is bringing the new AI technology to its Bing smartphone app, as well as the app for its Edge internet browser, though it is still requiring people to sign up for a waitlist before using it.

>Putting the new AI-enhanced search engine into the hands of smartphone users is meant to give Microsoft an advantage over Google, which dominates the internet search business but hasn’t yet released such a chatbot to the public.

>Microsoft said its new technology will also be integrated into its Skype messaging service.

^1 Matt O’Brien, 22 Feb. 2023, https://apnews.com/article/technology-mobile-phones-business-software-522a2225391a968ee1d791e32d8b91eb

^2 The new Bing preview experience arrives on Bing and Edge Mobile apps; introducing Bing now in Skype, Yusuf Mehdi for Microsoft, https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/02/22/the-new-bing-preview-experience-arrives-on-bing-and-edge-mobile-apps-introducing-bing-now-in-skype/

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bkussow t1_j9r5h16 wrote

Someone posted the original article from the professor the other day on r/daddit so I gave it a read (it's a little lengthy).

The main article focuses on studies performed as far back as the early 2010's so it focuses more on impact from social media like Facebook and instagram. That last sentence is not something mentioned and merely the secondary article trying to make a connection.

I would suggest reading the original though. It is a fascinating area of study that is only going to get more important going forward.

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Muted_Sorts t1_j9r3je2 wrote

Friendly reminder that news aggregation services are available (e.g., Feedly). Additionally, Brave browser is free, and comes with built-in VPN, Ad and Tracker Shields, and Tor. Brave even allows for customizable SEO as defined by individual users (i.e., Brave Goggles).

We don't need Google; Google needs us (the actual end-users).

Edit: Google allows everyone (e.g., Amazon) to steal all your data via its Ads and Tag Manager services. Everyone not considering alternatives to Google is a fool.

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