alt Hacker NewsHa! You’re actually exactly right.
We’ve observed this in AI gen ads (or “creatives” as ad people call them)
They work really well, EXCEPT if there is a comment option next to the ad - if people see others calling the art “AI crap” the click rate drops drastically :)
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Devasta • yesterday at 1:09 PM
If I was vegan and found out after the fact that a meal that I enjoyed contained animal products in it that doesn't mean I'm some hypocrite for consuming it at the time. Whether I enjoyed it or not at the time it still breaches some ethical standard I have, abstaining from it from then on would be the expected outcome.
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PunchyHamster • yesterday at 2:17 PM
yes, having some transparency is terrible to PR
I think that's a hint that people already dislike AI ads on principle but it's good enough now to fool them, and the comment section provides transparency.