abobla@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoNetflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square341fedilinkarrow-up1956arrow-down121cross-posted to: Television@lemm.eetechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1935arrow-down1external-linkNetflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026arstechnica.comabobla@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square341fedilinkcross-posted to: Television@lemm.eetechnology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-27 months agoSoo… the ad income is higher than the energy costs of gen. AI? They lied about the pennies per visit? 😢 Also, 🏴☠️
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 months agoNetflix showed time and time again that they are shit at counting money. I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out they’re losing money on those ads but will do them anyway because managers eat the worst possible hype for breakfast.
minus-squareRedex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoI higly doubt they generate a custom ad per viewer, it’s probably per show which can be re-used.
Soo… the ad income is higher than the energy costs of gen. AI? They lied about the pennies per visit? 😢
Also, 🏴☠️
Netflix showed time and time again that they are shit at counting money. I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out they’re losing money on those ads but will do them anyway because managers eat the worst possible hype for breakfast.
I higly doubt they generate a custom ad per viewer, it’s probably per show which can be re-used.